看中 kàn zhòng — to have a preference for

Meanings

1. 1

   to have a preference for

   to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on

   verb

Character breakdown

• 看

  kàn (fourth tone, falling) kān (first tone, high and level)

  to look at, to watch, to read; to consider, to regard; to visit; to consult (a doctor); (kān) to look after, to keep watch over

  9 strokes⿱手目Radical 目
• 中

  zhōng (first tone, high and level) zhòng (fourth tone, falling)

  middle, centre; in, among, within; China (in 中国); (zhòng) to hit the mark, to be hit by

  4 strokes⿻口丨Radical 丨

Words containing 看

• 看kàn (fourth tone, falling)to look at, to watch, to read
• 看到kàn (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to see
• 看来/看來kàn (fourth tone, falling) lai (neutral tone)apparently
• 看见/看見kànjiàn (fourth tone, falling)to see, to catch sight of
• 好看hǎo (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling)good-looking
• 看法kàn (fourth tone, falling) fǎ (third tone, dipping)way of looking at a thing
• 看上去kàn (fourth tone, falling) shang (neutral tone) qu (neutral tone)it would appear
• 看起来/看起來kàn (fourth tone, falling) qǐ (third tone, dipping) lai (neutral tone)seemingly
• 看出kàn (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to make out
• 观看/觀看guān (first tone, high and level) kàn (fourth tone, falling)to watch; to view
• 查看chá (second tone, rising) kàn (fourth tone, falling)to look over
• 看好kàn (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)to regard as having good prospects
• 看待kàn (fourth tone, falling) dài (fourth tone, falling)to look upon
• 看病kàn (fourth tone, falling) bìng (fourth tone, falling)to visit a doctor
• 看作kàn (fourth tone, falling) zuò (fourth tone, falling)to look upon as
• 看成kàn (fourth tone, falling) chéng (second tone, rising)to regard as
• 收看shōu (first tone, high and level) kàn (fourth tone, falling)to watch (a TV program)
• 看望kàn (fourth tone, falling) wàng (fourth tone, falling)to visit

Words containing 中

• 中zhōng (first tone, high and level)within; among; in
• 中国/中國Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level)China
• 其中qí (second tone, rising) zhōng (first tone, high and level)among
• 中心zhōng (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)center
• 中间/中間zhōngjiān (first tone, high and level)the middle, in between
• 中文Zhōngwén (first tone, high and level)Chinese (the language, especially written)
• 集中jí (second tone, rising) zhōng (first tone, high and level)to concentrate
• 之中zhī (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)inside
• 中午zhōngwǔ (first tone, high and level)midday, noon
• 中央zhōng (first tone, high and level) yāng (first tone, high and level)central
• 心中xīn (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)central point
• 高中gāo (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)senior high school
• 当中/當中dāng (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)among
• 空中kōng (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)in the sky
• 中学/中學zhōng (first tone, high and level) xué (second tone, rising)middle school
• 中毒zhòng (fourth tone, falling) dú (second tone, rising)to be poisoned
• 从中/從中cóng (second tone, rising) zhōng (first tone, high and level)from within
• 途中tú (second tone, rising) zhōng (first tone, high and level)en route