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看片

kàn piàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to watch a movie
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c64601ed283c0ab1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

看片 看片 [kan4 pian4] /to watch a movie/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 看
    kān

    to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard

    kàn

    to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for

  • 片
    piān

    disk / sheet

    piàn

    thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yī]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.