看待 meaning in English

kàndài

to look upon; to regard

HSK 5verb18 strokes

Meaning of 看待

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kàndài

to look upon; to regard

How to use 看待

看待 is used for how someone views or regards a person, a problem, or an event. It often appears in the pattern 怎么看待 (how do you view) or 把 A 看待成 B. Example: 你怎么看待这个问题？(Nǐ zěnme kàndài zhège wèntí?) How do you view this issue?

看 (kàn) means to look, and 待 (dài) means to treat or deal with someone. So 看待 is how you look at something and then treat it, which is your attitude toward it.

Common mistake: Learners often use 看待 as a noun, but it is a verb. The noun for a view or opinion is 看法 (kànfǎ), so say 我的看法 (my view), not 我的看待. Also remember 待 is fourth tone dài here, not third tone dāi as in 待一会儿.

看待 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ怎zěn么me看kàn待dài这zhè件jiàn事shì？

What do you think about this?

萨sà米mǐ没méi那nà样yàng看kàn待dài莱lái拉lā。

Sami didn't see Layla that way.

他tā不bù想xiǎng被bèi当dàng成chéng孩hái子zi看kàn待dài。

He objects to being treated like a child.

我wǒ不bù喜xǐ欢huān给gěi人rén当dàng成chéng小xiǎo孩hái子zi般bān看kàn待dài。

I don't like being treated like a child.

我wǒ把bǎ他tā看kàn待dài为wèi老lǎo板bǎn。

I looked on him as the boss.

Stroke order for each character

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看 kàn · to see · 9 strokes

待 dāi · to stay · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 看待.

看到	kàndào	to see
看见	kànjiàn	to see; to catch sight of
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good
看病	kànbìng	to visit a doctor; to see a patient
看法	kànfǎ	way of looking at a thing; view
难看	nánkàn	ugly; unsightly
看起来	kàn qǐlái	seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the
等待	děngdài	to wait; to wait for
看上去	kàn shàngqù	it would appear; it seems (that)
对待	duìdài	to treat; treatment
观看	guānkàn	to watch; to view
收看	shōukàn	to watch (a TV program)

Questions about 看待

What does 看待 mean?

看待 (kàndài) means "to look upon; to regard" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 看待?

看待 is made of 2 characters: 看 (9 strokes), 待 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 看待 an HSK word?

Yes. 看待 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 看待 and 对待?

看待 (kàndài) is about how you regard something in your mind. 对待 (duìdài) is about how you actually treat someone in action, as in 好好对待他 (treat him well).

Can I use 看待 in casual conversation?

Yes, especially in questions like 你怎么看待……? It sounds a bit thoughtful, so in very casual talk people may simply say 你觉得……怎么样?