眼看
B1
Level 5
★ Core word
Verb
眼看 (yǎnkàn) is a Chinese word meaning “soon”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- soon
- in a moment
- to look on as sth happens
Stroke order
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Example
眼看天就要黑了，我們快走吧。
It's about to get dark; let's hurry.
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).