观测
guān cè
Pinyin

Definition

观测
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guān cè
  1. to observe
  2. to survey
  3. observation (scientific etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

围观
wéi guān
  1. 1 to stand in a circle and watch
乐观
lè guān
  1. 1 optimistic
  2. 2 hopeful
测
cè
  1. 1 to survey
  2. 2 to measure
  3. 3 to conjecture
测试
cè shì
  1. 1 to test (machinery etc)
  2. 2 to test (students)
  3. 3 test
  4. 4 quiz
  5. 5 exam
  6. 6 beta (software)
观察
guān chá
  1. 1 to observe
  2. 2 to watch
  3. 3 to survey
  4. 4 to examine
  5. 5 observation
  6. 6 view
  7. 7 perspective
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
观看
guān kàn
  1. 1 to watch
  2. 2 to view
观众
guān zhòng
  1. 1 spectators
  2. 2 audience
  3. 3 visitors (to an exhibition etc)
观音
Guān yīn
  1. 1 Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
观点
guān diǎn
  1. 1 point of view
  2. 2 viewpoint
  3. 3 standpoint
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
预测
yù cè
  1. 1 to forecast
  2. 2 to predict
世界观
shì jiè guān
  1. 1 worldview
  2. 2 world outlook
  3. 3 Weltanschauung
主观
zhǔ guān
  1. 1 subjective
价值观
jià zhí guān
  1. 1 system of values
参观
cān guān
  1. 1 to look around
  2. 2 to tour
  3. 3 to visit
可观
kě guān
  1. 1 considerable
  2. 2 impressive
  3. 3 significant
壮观
zhuàng guān
  1. 1 spectacular
  2. 2 magnificent sight
外观
wài guān
  1. 1 exterior appearance
  2. 2 to view sth from the outside
  3. 3 exterior condition
奇观
qí guān
  1. 1 spectacle
  2. 2 impressive sight
宏观
hóng guān
  1. 1 macro-
  2. 2 macroscopic
  3. 3 holistic
客观
kè guān
  1. 1 objective
  2. 2 impartial

Idioms (20)

人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
  1. 1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
动见观瞻
dòng jiàn guān zhān
  1. 1 to be watched closely (idiom)
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
坐观成败
zuò guān chéng bài
  1. 1 to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
  2. 2 to sit on the fence
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú
  1. 1 fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
察言观色
chá yán guān sè
  1. 1 to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
  2. 2 to discern what sb thinks from his body language
居心叵测
jū xīn pǒ cè
  1. 1 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
屡遭不测
lu:3 zāo bù cè
  1. 1 beset by a series of mishaps (idiom)
拱手旁观
gǒng shǒu páng guān
  1. 1 to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
旁观者清
páng guān zhě qīng
  1. 1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.
洞若观火
dòng ruò guān huǒ
  1. 1 clear as a flame (idiom); to see things absolutely clearly
深不可测
shēn bù kě cè
  1. 1 deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths
  2. 2 incomprehensible
  3. 3 enigmatic and impossible to predict
当局者迷，旁观者清
dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng
  1. 1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四面，耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be observant and alert
听其言而观其行
tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng
  1. 1 hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
听其言观其行
tīng qí yán guān qí xíng
  1. 1 hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
蔚为大观
wèi wéi dà guān
  1. 1 to afford a magnificent sight (idiom)
  2. 2 enchanting

Sample Sentences

但这并不表示水星上没有水，1991年科学家在水星的北极地区观测到一个亮点，科学家推测那是水星地表的冰反射阳光形成的。
dàn zhè bìng bù biǎoshì Shuǐxīng shàng méiyǒu shuǐ ，yījiǔjiǔyī nián kēxuéjiā zài Shuǐxīng de běijí dìqū guāncè dào yīgē liàngdiǎn ，kēxuéjiā tuīcè nà shì Shuǐxīng dìbiǎo de bīng fǎnshè yángguāng xíngchéng de 。
But this doesn't mean that there is no water on Mercury. In 1991, Scientists observed a bright spot in the North pole area, which is conjectured that it is the reflection of sunlight from the ice on Mercury's surface.
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不必担心，继2015年9月透过两台激光干涉引力波观测站测量到重力波后，2016年物理学家第二次测量到重力波，再次证实了爱因斯坦一百年前提出的广义相对论，这下老先生可以瞑目咯。
búbì dānxīn ，jì 2015 nián jiǔyuè tòuguò liǎng tái jīguāng gānshè yǐnlìbō guāncèzhàn cèliàng dào zhònglìbō hòu ，2016 nián wùlǐxuéjiā dì èr cì cèliàng dào zhònglìbō ，zàicì zhèngshí le Àiyīnsītǎn yībǎi nián qián tíchū de guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn ，zhèxià lǎoxiānsheng kěyǐ míngmù lo 。
You shouldn't worry, continuing on from when in September of 2015, gravitational waves were detected by two laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatories, in 2016, physicists detected gravitational waves for the second time, again confirming Einstein's theory of general relatively, proposed one hundred years ago. Now I can die without regret.
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