耐看
nài kàn
Pinyin

Definition

耐看
 - 
nài kàn
  1. able to withstand careful appreciation
  2. well worth a second look

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好看
hǎo kàn
  1. 1 good-looking
  2. 2 nice-looking
  3. 3 good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
  4. 4 embarrassed
  5. 5 humiliated
看
kān
  1. 1 to look after
  2. 2 to take care of
  3. 3 to watch
  4. 4 to guard
看看
kàn kan
  1. 1 to take a look at
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to survey
  4. 4 (coll.) pretty soon
忍耐
rěn nài
  1. 1 to endure
  2. 2 to bear with
  3. 3 to exercise patience
  4. 4 to restrain oneself
  5. 5 patience
  6. 6 endurance
查看
chá kàn
  1. 1 to look over
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to check up
  4. 4 to ferret out
看来
kàn lai
  1. 1 apparently
  2. 2 it seems that
看好
kān hǎo
  1. 1 to keep an eye on
看待
kàn dài
  1. 1 to look upon
  2. 2 to regard
看书
kàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
看法
kàn fǎ
  1. 1 way of looking at a thing
  2. 2 view
  3. 3 opinion
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
看见
kàn jiàn
  1. 1 to see
  2. 2 to catch sight of
耐
nài
  1. 1 capable of enduring
  2. 2 able to tolerate
  3. 3 patient
  4. 4 durable
  5. 5 hardy
  6. 6 resistant
耐心
nài xīn
  1. 1 to be patient
  2. 2 patience
观看
guān kàn
  1. 1 to watch
  2. 2 to view
中看
zhōng kàn
  1. 1 pleasant to the eye
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [zhòng kàn]
乍看
zhà kàn
  1. 1 at first glance
乳糖不耐症
rǔ táng bù nài zhèng
  1. 1 lactose intolerance
来看
lái kàn
  1. 1 to come and see
  2. 2 to see a topic from a certain point of view
俗不可耐
sú bù kě nài
  1. 1 intolerably vulgar
偷看
tōu kàn
  1. 1 to peep
  2. 2 to peek
  3. 3 to steal a glance

Idioms (14)

一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
勤俭耐劳
qín jiǎn nài láo
  1. 1 diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
  1. 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2 not content with what one already has
  3. 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
  1. 1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
  2. 2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
看人行事
kàn rén xíng shì
  1. 1 to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
  1. 1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
  2. 2 disillusioned with human society
  3. 3 to reject the world for a monastic life
看菜吃饭
kān cài chī fàn
  1. 1 to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
  2. 2 to live within one's means
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
走马看花
zǒu mǎ kàn huā
  1. 1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
  2. 2 to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
雾里看花
wù lǐ kàn huā
  1. 1 lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision

Sample Sentences

哈哈，也没见你盯着你太太看那么久过，哈哈。不过经你这么一解说，你这件作品的确还挺耐看的，很古朴、自然。
hāhā ，yě méi jiàn nǐ dīng zhe nǐ tàitai kàn nàme jiǔ guò ，hāhā 。bùguò Jīng nǐ zhème yī jiěshuō ，nǐ zhè jiàn zuòpǐn díquè hái tǐng nàikàn de ，hěn gǔpǔ 、zìrán 。
Ha ha! I’ve never even seen you stare at your wife for so long. Ha ha! But after having listened to your explanation, your artwork is really worth a second look. It’s very simple and natural.
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