Definition
瞅 (chǒu) is a dialectal, colloquial word for 'to look at' or 'to glance', common in Northern Chinese speech. It is less formal than 看 (kàn) and similar to 瞧 (qiáo), but 瞅 has a stronger regional flavor. Unlike 盯 (dīng) 'stare' or 瞪 (dèng) 'glare', 瞅 does not imply intensity or emotion.
verb
to look at (dialectal)to glance
Easily confused
- 揪jiūlook-aliketo grab, to seize, to pull firmly
- 臭chòusound-alikesmelly, stinky (literal)
- 愁chóulook-aliketo worry about, to be anxious about
- 抽chōusound-aliketo draw out, to pull out (from in between)
- 丑chǒusound-alikeugly
- 筹chóusound-aliketo plan, to prepare
- 仇chóusound-alikehatred, animosity, enmity
- 稠chóusound-alike(of liquid) thick, dense in consistency
Examples
- 瞅？Nǐ chǒu tā gàn má ne?What are you looking at him for?
- 瞅。Tā chǒu le yì yǎn jìngzi jiù zǒu le.She glanced at the mirror and left.
- 瞅，。Bié lǎo chǒu zhe chuāng wài, zhuān xīn shàng kè.Don't keep staring out the window; focus on the lesson.
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