How to Say ‘One look’ in Simplified Chinese
一看
yī kàn
[ee kahn]
💬 Usage Tip: [一] + verb often means 'do it once briefly' rather than counting: [一看] is 'take a look.' You can swap in other verbs the same way, like [一听] 'have a listen' or [一问] 'ask about it'.
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one; once
Here it helps form a phrase meaning one quick look or as soon as one looks.
“一”放在看前面，组成“一看”，表示看一下。
“One” placed before ‘look’ forms ‘a quick look,’ meaning to look briefly.
看
kàn
[kahn]
look; see
A verb meaning to look at or see something.
请“看”这个图里的三角形和圆形。
Please “look” at the triangles and circles in this chart.
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