视 (shì) means Look at (inspect - view - regard). Below are 24 of the 60 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
晚上我在家看电 视 。
Wǎnshang wǒ zài jiā kàn diànshì.
In the evening I watch TV at home.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 晚上
他买了一台新电 视 。
Tā mǎi le yì tái xīn diànshì.
He bought a new television.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 台
这个问题不能忽 视 。
Zhège wèntí bù néng hūshì.
This problem cannot be ignored.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 忽视
他的 视 力一直很好。
Tā de shìlì yìzhí hěn hǎo.
His eyesight has always been good.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 视力
他默默注 视 着窗外。
Tā mòmò zhùshìzhe chuāng wài.
He gazed silently out of the window.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 注视
全场都在注 视 着他。
Quánchǎng dōu zài zhùshìzhe tā.
The whole room was watching him intently.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 注视
电 视 上的广告太多了。
Diànshì shàng de guǎnggào tài duō le.
There are too many adverts on television.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 广告
他非常重 视 这次机会。
Tā fēicháng zhòngshì zhè cì jīhuì.
He values this opportunity highly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 重视
电 视 台报道了这件事。
Diànshìtái bàodào le zhè jiàn shì.
The television station reported this incident.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 报道
我正在编辑这段 视 频。
Wǒ zhèngzài biānjí zhè duàn shìpín.
I am editing this video clip.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 编辑
他忽 视 了身体的信号。
Tā hūshì le shēntǐ de xìnhào.
He ignored the signals from his body.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 忽视
他并没有敌 视 任何人。
Tā bìng méiyǒu díshì rènhé rén.
He is not hostile towards anyone at all.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 敌视
这里有摄像头在监 视 。
Zhèlǐ yǒu shèxiàngtóu zài jiānshì.
There are cameras monitoring here.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 监视
山顶上 视 野非常开阔。
Shāndǐng shang shìyě fēicháng kāikuò.
The view from the summit is very open.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开阔
他的语气里带着藐 视 。
Tā de yǔqì lǐ dàizhe miǎoshì.
There was contempt in his tone.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 藐视
大树挡住了我的 视 线。
Dà shù dǎngzhù le wǒ de shìxiàn.
The big tree blocked my line of sight.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 视线
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From the graded readers
晚上我看书，也看一会儿电 视 。
wǎnshang wǒ kànshū, yě kàn / kān yìhuir diànshì.
In the evening I read, and watch a little TV.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Day
八点的时候，妈妈给我打了 视 频电话。
bā diǎn de / dì shíhou, māma gěi wǒ dǎle shìpín diànhuà.
At eight my mum made a video call.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
星期日我们都在家，一起吃饭，一起看电 视 。
xīngqīrì wǒmen dōu zàijiā, yìqǐ chīfàn, yìqǐ kàn / kān diànshì.
On Sundays we're all at home; we eat together and watch TV together.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family
From the travel phrasebook
可以看 视 频吗？
Kěyǐ kàn shìpín ma?
Could I see a video?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
From the grammar library
我晚上在家看电 视 。
Wǒ wǎnshang zài jiā kàn diànshì.
I watch TV at home in the evening.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · Word order — Subject + Verb + Object
视 appears in 60 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 视
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 视
How is 视 used in a sentence?
This page shows 60 sentences using 视 (shì, "Look at (inspect - view - regard)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 视 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 视 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 视?
The dictionary page for 视 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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