TongTong
Sign in

看好 (kàn hǎo) — to be optimistic about (a trend, investment, person's future, etc.); to keep an eye on, to look after (luggage, belongings, etc.)

Definition

看好 has two unrelated senses: to be optimistic about a future outcome (people, markets, trends), or to watch over something (luggage, a child). For 'keep an eye on', it is more casual than 关照.

verb
to be optimistic about (a trend, investment, person's future, etc.)to keep an eye onto look after (luggage, belongings, etc.)

Examples

  • 看好。
    Hěn duō tóu zī zhě kàn hǎo zhè ge shì chǎng.
    Many investors are optimistic about this market.
  • 看好。
    Wǒ kàn hǎo nǐ de wèi lái.
    I'm optimistic about your future.
  • ，看好？
    Wǒ chū mén de shí hou, nǐ néng bāng wǒ kàn hǎo yí xià hái zi ma?
    When I go out, can you keep an eye on the kid for me?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

看kànwatch
好hǎowell

The 看 action is done 好, so 看好 means watching something carefully.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 看 puts 手 (hand) over 目 (eye), showing a hand placed above the eyes to gaze into the distance.

Open 看 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

Open 好 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6Attitudes & Opinions

Browse more HSK 6 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.