观察

guānchá · HSK 3

observe

👀🔍 观 = observe/watch + 察 = examine/inspect

Both characters mean a careful kind of looking. 观 is the broader watch/view (as in 观光 sightseeing), and 察 is the closer scrutiny (as in 警察 police, the ones who examine). Together: deliberate, attentive observation.

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