kànjiàn 看见 [v+compl: 看 look + 见 see] V see, get sight of ■ 我朝山上看了很久，才看见一个人 在
爬山。Wǒ cháo shān shang kànle hěn jiǔ, cái kànjiàn yí ge rén zài pá shān. I looked at the hill
for a long time before I saw a man climbing. 看不见 kàn bu jiàn cannot see / 看得见 kàn de jiàn can see ■
“山上的人，你看得见吗？”“ 看不见。” “Shān shang de rén, nǐ kàn de jiàn ma?” “Kàn bu
jiàn.” “Can you see the man (or people) on the hill?” “No, I can’t.” / 没看见 méi kànjiàn fail to see ■
我没看见他在图书馆里。Wǒ méi kànjiàn tā zài túshūguǎn li. I did not see him in the library.
NOTE: While 看 kàn is to look or to look at, 看见 kànjiàn is to see or to catch sight of. For example: ■ 我朝
窗外看，没有看见什么。Wǒ cháo chuāng wài kàn, méiyǒu kànjiàn shénme. I looked out of the window and did not
see anything.kànlái 看来 ADV it looks as if, it seems as if ■ 看 来要下大雨了。Kànlái yào xià dà yǔ le. It seems that
a downpour is coming our way. ■ 他看来很能 干。Tā kànlái hěn nénggàn. He looks like a very
able man.
kànwàng 看望 [comp: 看 see + 望 look] V call on, pay a visit to ■ 我每年过年都要看望中学时 的老
师。Wǒ měi nián guònián dōu yào kànwàng zhōngxué shí de lǎoshī. I pay a visit to my high
school teacher every New Year’s Day.
kànyàngzi 看样子 ADV same as 看来 kànlái
kāng 康 N good health (See jiànkāng 健康.)
kāngkǎi 慷慨 ADJ generous, liberal
káng 扛 V carry on the shoulder
kàng 抗 V resist
kàngyì 抗议 V & N protest ■ 许多居民抗议建造新 机场。Xǔduō jūmín kàngyì jiànzào xīn jīchǎng.
Many residents protested against the building of a new airport.
kǎo 考 V examine, test ■ 下星期二考中文。Xià Xīngqī’èr kǎo Zhōngwén. There will be an
examination on Chinese next Tuesday. ■ 他不是不知道 怎么回答，而是要考考你。Tā bú shì bù
zhīdào zěnme huídá, érshì yào kǎokao nǐ. It is not that he did not know how to answer the
question, but that he wanted to test you. 考得好 kǎo de hǎo do well in an examination / 考得不好 kǎo de
bù hǎo do poorly in an examination
kǎochá 考察 [comp: 考 examine + 察 investigate] V inspect, make a on-the-spot investigation, test and
judge (a person)
kǎogǔ 考古 [V+OBJ: 考 examine + 古 ancient] V do archaeological studies 考古学 kǎogǔxué archaeology /
考古学家 kǎogǔxué jiā archaeologist
kǎohé 考核 [comp: 考 examine + 核 check] V appraise, check, assess 年终考核 niánzhōng kǎohé annual
(staff) performance review
kǎolǜ 考虑 V think over carefully, consider, contemplate ■ 我要好好考虑一下你的建议，明天给 你回
答。Wǒ yào hǎohǎo kǎolǜ yíxià nǐ de jiànyì, míngtiān gěi nǐ huídá. I need to consider your
suggestion carefully. I will give you a reply tomorrow. ■ 他正在考虑转到另一个学校去。Tā
zhèngzài kǎolǜ zhuǎndào lìng yí ge xuéxiào qu. He is contemplating transferring to another
school.
kǎoshì 考试 [comp: 考 examine, inquire + 试 test] V & N examine, test; examination, test (次 cì) ■ 我们明
天考试。Wǒmen míngtiān kǎoshì. We’re having an examination tomorrow. ■ 这次考试太难 了！
Zhè cì kǎoshì tài nán le! This test was really difficult! 汉语水平考试 Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (HSK)
Chinese Proficiency Test
kǎoyàn 考验 [comp: 考 test + 验 examine] V & N test, put through rigorous testing; testing
kǎo 烤 V bake, roast ■ 中国人很少吃烤牛肉。 Zhōngguórén hěn shǎo chī kǎo niúròu. The Chinese
rarely eat roast beef.
kǎo yā 烤鸭 N roast duck
kào 靠 V rely on, depend on ■ 这事全靠你了。Zhè shì quán kào nǐ le. This matter depends entirely on
you. ■ 做事不能靠运气。Zuòshì bù néng kào yùnqi. You cannot rely on luck to get things done. 靠
得住 kàodezhù trustworthy, reliable / 靠不住 kàobuzhù untrustworthy, unreliable