| 看得见 | kàn dé jiàn | visible |
| 看得过 | kàn de guò | presentable; passable |
| 看得过儿 | kàn de guòr | erhua variant of 看得过 |
| 看情况 | kàn qíng kuàng | depending on the situation |
| 看惯 | kàn guàn | to be used to the sight of |
| 看懂 | kàn dǒng | to understand what one is reading or watching |
| 看押 | kān yā | to detain; to take into custody; to imprison temporarily |
| 看书 | kàn shū | to read |
| 看清 | kàn qīng | to see clearly |
| 看涨 | kàn zhǎng | bull market (prices appear to be rising) |
| 看热闹 | kàn rè nao | to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are |
| 看球 | kàn qiú | Fore! (golf); Watch out for the ball! |
| 看破红尘 | kān pò hóng chén | to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk); disillusioned with human society; to reject the world for a monastic life |
| 看花眼 | kān huā yǎn | to be dazzled; to not believe one's own eyes |
| 看菜吃饭 | kān cài chī fàn | eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances; to live within one's means |
看菜吃饭, 量体裁衣 | kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī | eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure; to act according to actual circumstances; to live within one's means |
| 看着不管 | kàn zhe bù guǎn | to stand by and pay no heed; to ignore |
| 看错 | kàn cuò | a mistake; an oversight; an error of judgment |
| 看门人 | kān mén rén | janitor; watchman |
| 看开 | kàn kāi | to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up |
| 看头 | kàn tou | qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) |
| 看顾 | kàn gù | watch over |
| 看鸟人 | kàn niǎo rén | a bird-watcher |