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
Wūdǐng
屋顶
yǎnkàn
眼看
jiùyào
就要
tā
塌
xiàlai
下来
le
了
。
The roof seems on the point of falling in.
2
Yǎnkàn
眼看
tiān
天
jiùyào
就要
xiàyǔ
下雨
le
了
。
It'll rain at any moment.
As a Verb
watch helplessly; look on passively
3
Wǒmen
我们
bù
不
néng
能
yǎnkàn
眼看
zhāo
着
guójiā
国家
cáichǎn
财产
zāoshòu
遭受
sǔnshī
损失
。
We cannot look on passively while state property suffers damage.
4
Wǒmen
我们
bù
不
néng
能
yǎnkàn
眼看
zhāo
着
dàhuǒ
大火
mànyán
蔓延
。
We cannot sit here watching the fire spreading.
As a Verb
watch with one's own eyes
5
Wǒ
我
yǎnkàn
眼看
zhāo
着
tā
他
jìn
进
le
了
shūdiàn
书店
。
I saw him go into the bookstore with my own eyes.