Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words眼看

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眼看

yǎnkàn·ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ

“soon; in a moment; to watch something happen without being able to intervene; to look on helplessly as events unfold”

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Eye; a look or glance; a hole or opening; classifier for wells; a key point or salient feature; a vacant spot in Go.

to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to consider; to look after; to guard; to try