可观
kěguān
considerable, impressive
Part of speech · adjective
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Examples
- 公司今年的利润相当可观。The company’s profit this year is quite considerable.
- 经过几年积累,他的存款已经很可观了。After saving for years, his deposits have grown substantial.
Collocations
收入可观数目可观成绩可观为数可观
Mnemonic
可 kě "worth, -able" + 观 guān "to look": "worth looking at", i.e. considerable, substantial (a sum, an achievement). Key false friend: the Korean cognate ga-gwan (可觀) is now mostly sarcastic ("what a sight"), whereas Chinese 可观 is positive (收入可观, a substantial income). 观 is a polyphone (道观 guàn).
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