HSK V6
Correct

眼看

/ yǎnkàn /
Strokes

Definition

soon/in a moment/to look on as sth happens

Example

As an Adverb

soon; in a moment

1
dǐng
屋顶
yǎnkàn
眼看
jiùyào
就要
xiàlai
下来
le
  

The roof seems on the point of falling in.

2
Yǎnkàn
眼看
tiān
jiùyào
就要
xià
下雨
le
  

It'll rain at any moment.

As a Verb

watch helplessly; look on passively

3
men
我们
néng
yǎnkàn
眼看
zhāo
guójiā
国家
cáichǎn
财产
zāoshòu
遭受
sǔnshī
损失
  

We cannot look on passively while state property suffers damage.

4
men
我们
néng
yǎnkàn
眼看
zhāo
huǒ
大火
mànyán
蔓延
  

We cannot sit here watching the fire spreading.

As a Verb

watch with one's own eyes

5
yǎnkàn
眼看
zhāo
jìn
le
shūdiàn
书店
  

I saw him go into the bookstore with my own eyes.