How to say "to see" in Chinese

看
kànto seePart of speech: Verbs

"to see" in Chinese is 看 — pronounced kàn.

In a sentence

  • 不贵!很好吃,也很好看。Bú guì! Hěn hǎochī, yě hěn hǎokàn.Not expensive! Tasty and good-looking too.

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