"Glance" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 一眼 | yī yǎn | a glance / a quick look / a glimpse |  |
| 转眼 | zhuǎn yǎn | in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance |  |
| 掠过 | lu:è guò | to flit across / to sweep past / to glance (strike at an angle) | |
| 一瞥 | yī piē | glance / glimpse | |
| 眼 |  yǎn | eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) / (often used with 一[yi1]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc | |
| 瞥 | piē | to shoot a glance / glance / to appear in a flash | |
| 睐 | lài | to glance / to look askance at | |
| 阚 | kàn | to glance / to peep | |
| 睄 | shào | (coll.) to glance | |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect) | |
| 一览 | yī lǎn | at a glance / (in book titles) overview | |
| 眼色 | yǎn sè | signal made with one's eyes / meaningful glance | |
| 第一眼 | dì yī yǎn | at first glance / at first sight | |
| 偷看 | tōu kàn | to peep / to peek / to steal a glance | |
| 一目了然 | yī mù liǎo rán | obvious at a glance (idiom) | |
| 白眼 | bái yǎn | to give sb a dirty look / to cast a supercilious glance / a disdainful look | |
| 回眸 | huí móu | to glance back / to look back / retrospective | |
| 会意 | huì yì | combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc) | |
| 义无反顾 | yì wú fǎn gù | honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts | |
| 东张西望 | dōng zhāng xī wàng | to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around | |
| 眼波 | yǎn bō | fluid glance | |
| 一览无余 | yī lǎn wú yú | to cover all at one glance (idiom) / a panoramic view | |
| 走马观花 | zǒu mǎ guān huā | lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information | |
| 斜视 | xié shì | a squint / sideways glance / to look askance | |
| 秋波 | qiū bō | autumn ripples / (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman / amorous glance | |
| 乍看 | zhà kàn | at first glance | |
| 目不斜视 | mù bù xié shì | not to glance sideways (idiom) / to gaze fixedly / to be fully concentrated / to preserve a correct attitude | |
| 一望而知 | yī wàng ér zhī | (idiom) to be evident at a glance | |
| 贼眼 | zéi yǎn | shifty gaze / furtive glance | |
| 一目十行 | yī mù shí háng | ten lines at a glance (idiom) / to read very rapidly | |
| 反顾 | fǎn gù | to glance back / (fig.) to regret / to have second thoughts about sth | |
| 投 | tóu | to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water | |
| 瞄 | miáo | to take aim / (fig.) to aim one's looks at / to glance at | |
| 瞟 | piǎo | to cast a glance | |
| 矍 | jué | to glance fearfully | |
| 睇 | dì | (literary) to cast a sidelong glance / (dialect) to see / to look at | |
| 睃 | suō | to throw a glance at / to peer at / Taiwan pr. [jun4] | |
| 睒 | shǎn | furtively glance / glittering | |
| 矙 | kàn | bird's-eye view / glance | |
| 䁖 | lōu | to glance at | |
| 戄 | jué | to fear / to be in awe / sudden glance | |
| 一眼看穿 | yī yǎn kàn chuān | to see through something at first glance (idiom) | |
| 流眄 | liú miǎn | to ogle / to glance in a shifty manner | |
| 涉览 | shè lǎn | to browse / to glance through / to read | |
| 猛一看 | měng yī kàn | at first glance / first impression | |
| 目无全牛 | mù wú quán niú | to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom) / extremely skilled / able to see through the problem at one glance | |
| 眄视 | miàn shì | to give a sidelong glance | |
| 眼风 | yǎn fēng | eye signal / meaningful glance | |
| 睃巡 | suō xún | (eyes) to scan / to glance left and right / to scrutinize / also written 巡睃[xun2 suo1] | |
| 美眄 | měi miǎn | captivating glance | |
| 翻拣 | fān jiǎn | to browse and select / to glance through and check | |
| 眼毒 | yǎn dú | venomous glance / hostile gaze / sharp-eyed | |
| 一窥端倪 | yī kuī duān ní | to infer easily / to guess at a glance / to get a clue | |
| 瞄一眼 | miáo yī yǎn | to shoot a glance at | |
| 秒看 | miǎo kàn | (coll.) to take in at a glance | |
