Usage of the character 看

lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

yīyǎnkànchuān

一眼看穿

[一眼看穿]

to see through something at first glance (idiom)

kànbùshùnyǎn

看不顺眼

[看不順眼]

unpleasant to the eye
objectionable

kànpò-hóngchén

看破红尘

[看破紅塵]

(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society

kàndeguòr

看得过儿

[看得過兒]

erhua variant of 看得過／看得过 (kàndeguò)

kànzàiyǎnli

看在眼里

[看在眼裡]

to observe; to take it all in

huódòngkànbǎn

活动看板

[活動看板]

calendar of events

duōkànjǐyǎn

多看几眼

[多看幾眼]

to take a closer look; to look at (sb or sth) a few more times

kànbuguòqu

看不过去

[看不過去]

cannot stand by idly and watch
unable to put up with it any longer

wùlǐkànhuā

雾里看花

[霧里看花]

lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision

lìngyǎnxiāngkàn

另眼相看

[另眼相看]

to treat sb favorably
to view in a new light

kànrénxíngshì

看人行事

[看人行事]

to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)

kànbùxíguàn

看不习惯

[看不習慣]

unfamiliar

zhèngxiàngqiánkàn

正向前看

[正向前看]

look-ahead assertion

kàncàichīfàn

看菜吃饭

[看菜吃飯]

lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
fig. to act according to actual circumstances

zàiwǒkànlái

在我看来

[在我看來]

in my opinion

zhōngkànbùzhōngyòng

中看不中用

[中看不中用]

impressive-looking but useless

yīqièxiàngqiánkàn

一切向钱看

[一切向錢看]

to put money above everything else

gǒuyǎnkànréndī

狗眼看人低

[狗眼看人低]

to act like a snob

shājīgěihóukàn

杀鸡给猴看

[殺雞給猴看]

lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

nǐkànzhebànba

你看着办吧

[你看著辦吧]

You figure it out for yourself.
Do as you please.

kànrénxiàcàidiér

看人下菜碟儿

[看人下菜碟兒]

(dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
not to treat everyone equally favorably

gěinǐdiǎnyánsèkànkan

给你点颜色看看

[給你點顏色看看]

(I'll) teach you a lesson
put you in your place

dǎgǒuháiděikànzhǔrén

打狗还得看主人

[打狗還得看主人]

lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him

bùkànsēngmiànkànfómiàn

不看僧面看佛面

[不看僧面看佛面]

lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else

kàncàichīfàn,liàngtǐcáiyī

看菜吃饭，量体裁衣

[看菜吃飯，量體裁衣]

lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
fig. to act according to actual circumstances

chīzhewǎnlǐ,kànzheguōlǐ

吃着碗里，看着锅里

[吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡]

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
not content with what one already has
(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

nèihángkànméndao,wàihángkànrènao

内行看门道，外行看热闹

[內行看門道，外行看熱鬧]

while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show