How to Say ‘Look’ in Simplified Chinese
你看
nǐ kàn
[nee kahn]
🇨🇳 In China: [你看] is very natural in spoken Chinese when pointing something out, like "look" or "see?" At a gate, a travel companion might say it casually when they notice boarding has started.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The pronoun used to address one person directly.
你看，广播已经通知登机了。
Look, the announcement has already notified boarding.
看
kàn
[kahn]
look
Used here to draw someone's attention to something.
你看，前面的人都站起来了。
Look, the people in front have all stood up.
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