Usage of the character 視

angle from which one observes an object
(fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
(cinematography) camera angle
(visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye)
(photography) angle of view

Yāngshì

央视

[央視]

China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台／中国中央电视台 ( Zhōngguó Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái)

shìxùn

视讯

[視訊]

video (Tw)

luànshì

乱视

[亂視]

astigmatism (medicine) (Tw)

línshì

临视

[臨視]

to observe personally

zhēnshì

珍视

[珍視]

to place great importance on
to treasure

shìxiàng

视像

[視像]

video (HK)

shìjué

视觉

[視覺]

sight
vision
visual

xiǎoshì

小视

[小視]

to belittle
to look down upon
to despise

cuòshì

错视

[錯視]

optical illusion
trick of the eye
parablepsia

diànshì

电视

[電視]

television; TV
CL:臺／台 (tái),部 (bù)

jìnshì

近视

[近視]

shortsighted
nearsighted
myopia

zhèngshì

正视

[正視]

to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to

huíshì

回视

[回視]

regression (psychology)

shìchá

视察

[視察]

to inspect
an investigation

xǐngshì

省视

[省視]

to call upon
to inspect

shìtú

视图

[視圖]

view

kuīshì

窥视

[窺視]

to peep at
to spy on
to peek

shìpíng

视屏

[視屏]

screen (of a TV, computer etc)

shìyě

视野

[視野]

field of view
(fig.) outlook; perspective

níngshì

凝视

[凝視]

to gaze at
to fix one's eyes on

shìpín

视频

[視頻]

video

zhíshì

直视

[直視]

to look straight at

miànshì

眄视

[眄視]

to give a sidelong glance

miǎoshì

藐视

[藐視]

to despise
to look down on

shìchuāng

视窗

[視窗]

a window (on a computer screen)

jiǎnshì

检视

[檢視]

to inspect
to examine

shìzuò

视作

[視作]

to regard as
to treat as

shìjù

视距

[視距]

visible range

chóushì

仇视

[仇視]

to view sb as an enemy; to be hateful towards

pōushì

剖视

[剖視]

to analyze
to dissect

wèishì

卫视

[衛視]

satellite TV (abbr. for 衛星電視／卫星电视 (wèixīngdiànshì))

duǎnshì

短视

[短視]

(usually fig.) shortsighted
myopic

lǎoshì

老视

[老視]

presbyopia

shìyì

视艺

[視藝]

visual arts

dìshì

谛视

[諦視]

to look carefully

Zhōngshì

中视

[中視]

China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan (abbr. for 中國電視公司／中国电视公司 ( Zhōngguó Diànshì Gōngsī))

shìjiān

视奸

[視姦]

(neologism) to leer
to stare lecherously
to follow the social media posts of sb who would rather you stay out of their life
(orthographic borrowing from Japanese 視姦 "shikan")

shìhū

视乎

[視乎]

to be determined by
to depend on

mòshì

漠视

[漠視]

to ignore
to neglect
to treat with contempt

dīngshì

盯视

[盯視]

to stare fixedly
to look concentratedly

diǎnshì

点视

[點視]

to check (items)
to count and verify

zhòngshì

重视

[重視]

to attach importance to sth; to value

shěnshì

审视

[審視]

to look closely at
to examine

qīngshì

轻视

[輕視]

contempt
contemptuous
to despise
to scorn
scornful

xiéshì

斜视

[斜視]

a squint
sideways glance
to look askance

wúshì

无视

[無視]

to ignore; to disregard

Shìchuāng

视窗

[視窗]

Windows (the Microsoft operating system)

yǎngshì

仰视

[仰視]

to tilt one's head back to see (sth)
to look up at

chēnshì

嗔视

[嗔視]

to look angrily at

shìpán

视盘

[視盤]

optic disc (anatomy)
video compact disc (VCD)

Táishì

台视

[臺視]

abbr. for 臺灣電視公司／台湾电视公司, Taiwan Television (TTV)

Huáshì

华视

[華視]

Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan (abbr. for 中華電視／中华电视 ( Zhōnghuá Diànshì))

zhùshì

注视

[注視]

to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at

díshì

敌视

[敵視]

hostile
malevolence
antagonism
to view as enemy
to stand against

píngshì

平视

[平視]

to look squarely at
to look straight ahead
(instrumentation) heads-up (display)

shōushì

收视

[收視]

to watch TV

qíshì

岐视

[岐視]

discrimination (against sb)
also written 歧視／歧视

xiāngshì

相视

[相視]

to look at each other

shìwéi

视为

[視為]

to view as
to see as
to consider to be
to deem

tòushì

透视

[透視]

(drawing and painting) perspective
(medicine) to perform fluoroscopy; to examine by X-ray
(fig.) to take a penetrating look at sth; to gain insight

shìcuòjué

视错觉

[視錯覺]

optical illusion

diànshìbàng

电视棒

[電視棒]

TV streaming stick

shìwǎngmó

视网膜

[視網膜]

retina

bǐshìliàn

鄙视链

[鄙視鏈]

a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈／食物链 (shíwùliàn), food chain)

diànshìjī

电视机

[電視機]

television set
CL:臺／台 (tái)

shìshénjīng

视神经

[視神經]

optic nerve

jiānshìqì

监视器

[監視器]

security camera
surveillance monitor

hòushìjìng

后视镜

[後視鏡]

rearview mirror

pōushìtú

剖视图

[剖視圖]

section view
cutaway view

bànshìyě

半视野

[半視野]

half visual field

tòushìxué

透视学

[透視學]

perspective (in drawing)

diànshìtǎ

电视塔

[電視塔]

TV tower

kěshìhuà

可视化

[可視化]

visualization

yīnshìpín

音视频

[音視頻]

sound and video

shìliàngdù

视亮度

[視亮度]

apparent brightness (astronomy)

cǎidiànshì

彩电视

[彩電視]

color TV

tànshìquán

探视权

[探視權]

visitation rights (law)

diǎnshìtīng

点视厅

[點視廳]

hall where convicts are counted and verified

tòushìzhuāng

透视装

[透視裝]

see-through clothing

yèshìjìng

夜视镜

[夜視鏡]

night vision device

diànshìjù

电视剧

[電視劇]

TV series
TV drama
CL:部 (bù)

diànshìxiù

电视秀

[電視秀]

TV show

shìlìbiǎo

视力表

[視力表]

eye chart (used by optician)

tòushìfǎ

透视法

[透視法]

perspective (in drawing)

shōushìlü

收视率

[收視率]

ratings (of a TV show)

nèixiéshì

内斜视

[內斜視]

(medicine) esotropia
cross-eye

shìsǔnshāng

视损伤

[視損傷]

visual impairment

diànshìtái

电视台

[電視臺]

television station
CL:個／个 (gè)

xiàshìqiū

下视丘

[下視丘]

(anatomy) hypothalamus (Tw)

jìshìgǎn

既视感

[既視感]

déjà vu

nèishìjìng

内视镜

[內視鏡]

endoscope

yèshìyí

夜视仪

[夜視儀]

night vision device

duǎnshìpín

短视频

[短視頻]

short video; video clip

tòushìtú

透视图

[透視圖]

perspective drawing

tòushìhuà

透视画

[透視畫]

perspective drawing

jiānshìkǒng

监视孔

[監視孔]

peephole

lǎoshìyǎn

老视眼

[老視眼]

presbyopia

tòushìhuàfǎ

透视画法

[透視畫法]

perspective drawing

shìruòlùrén

视若路人

[視若路人]

to view as strangers

shìtóngjǐchū

视同己出

[視同己出]

to regard sb as one's own child

hùdòngdiànshì

互动电视

[互動電視]

interactive TV

shìshénjīngpán

视神经盘

[視神經盤]

optic disk (terminal of the optic nerve on the retina)

liánxùjiānshì

连续监视

[連續監視]

continuous monitoring

shìtóngshǒuzú

视同手足

[視同手足]

to regard sb as a brother (idiom)

gāoshìkuòbù

高视阔步

[高視闊步]

to strut about

hēibáidiànshì

黑白电视

[黑白電視]

black and white TV

shìtīngcáiliào

视听材料

[視聽材料]

evidence of material seen and heard
oral testimony

yǒuxiàndiànshì

有线电视

[有線電視]

cable television

lìmù'érshì

厉目而视

[厲目而視]

to cut sb a severe look (idiom)

duǎnshìjìnlì

短视近利

[短視近利]

to be focused on short-term gain

hǔshìdāndān

虎视眈眈

[虎視眈眈]

to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)
to eye covetously

shídìfǎngshì

实地访视

[實地訪視]

onsite visit

huótǐjiǎnshì

活体检视

[活體檢視]

biopsy

jiǎxìngjìnshì

假性近视

[假性近視]

pseudomyopia

tuòzhǎnshìyě

拓展视野

[拓展視野]

to broaden one's horizons

shìjuéfāngyán

视觉方言

[視覺方言]

(linguistics) eye dialect

nùmù'érshì

怒目而视

[怒目而視]

to glare at

hùnxiáoshìtīng

混淆视听

[混淆視聽]

to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods

shìpínjiémù

视频节目

[視頻節目]

video program

shìsǐrúguī

视死如归

[視死如歸]

to view death as a return home
to not be afraid of dying
to face death with equanimity (idiom)

mìqièzhùshì

密切注视

[密切注視]

to watch closely

jiānshìjūzhù

监视居住

[監視居住]

(PRC law) residential surveillance
to order sb to stay at their home, or a designated location, under surveillance

shìwéiwèitú

视为畏途

[視為畏途]

to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth

shìtóng'érxì

视同儿戏

[視同兒戲]

to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
to view as trifling

shuāngyǎnshìjué

双眼视觉

[雙眼視覺]

binocular vision

yīnyuèdiànshì

音乐电视

[音樂電視]

Music Television MTV

zhuǎnyíshìxiàn

转移视线

[轉移視線]

to shift one's eyes
(fig.) to shift one's attention
to divert attention

shìwēizhīzhuó

视微知着

[視微知著]

one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

yīshìtóngrén

一视同仁

[一視同仁]

to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people

mùbùxiéshì

目不斜视

[目不斜視]

not to glance sideways (idiom)
to gaze fixedly
to be fully concentrated
to preserve a correct attitude

gāoqīngdiànshì

高清电视

[高清電視]

high definition television HDTV

shìwéizhījǐ

视为知己

[視為知己]

to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence

zuòshìwúdǔ

坐视无睹

[坐視無睹]

to turn a blind eye to

Oūzhōudiànshì

欧洲电视

[歐洲電視]

European TV
Eurovision

zhòngshìjiàoyù

重视教育

[重視教育]

to stress education

shìpínhuìyì

视频会议

[視頻會議]

videoconferencing
videoconference

zìshìshèngāo

自视甚高

[自視甚高]

to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs
arrogant and self-important

zhǒngzúqíshì

种族歧视

[種族歧視]

racial discrimination
racism

shìrúkòuchóu

视如寇仇

[視如寇仇]

to regard as an enemy

shìrúfèntǔ

视如粪土

[視如糞土]

to look upon as dirt
considered worthless

kěshìdiànhuà

可视电话

[可視電話]

videophone

diànshìguǎngbō

电视广播

[電視廣播]

television broadcast
telecast
videocast

Zhōnghuá Diànshì

中华电视

[中華電視]

Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan

àoshìqúnlún

傲视群伦

[傲視群倫]

outstanding talent (idiom)
incomparable artistic merit
accomplishment out of the ordinary

zuòshìbùlǐ

坐视不理

[坐視不理]

to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)

bìlùdiànshì

闭路电视

[閉路電視]

closed-circuit television

diànshìjiémù

电视节目

[電視節目]

television program

shúshìwúdǔ

熟视无睹

[熟視無睹]

to pay no attention to a familiar sight; to ignore

shìrútǔjiè

视如土芥

[視如土芥]

to regard as useless
to view as no better than weeds

mùbùrěnshì

目不忍视

[目不忍視]

lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom)
fig. pitiful to behold

xiànchǎngshìchá

现场视察

[現場視察]

on-site inspection

dèngmùníngshì

瞪目凝视

[瞪目凝視]

in a catatonic state
shocked and stunned (idiom)

xiāngshì'érxiào

相视而笑

[相視而笑]

(idiom) to look at each other and smile

zìshìqīnggāo

自视清高

[自視清高]

to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs
arrogant and self-important

chángshēngjiǔshì

长生久视

[長生久視]

to grow old with unfailing eyes and ears (idiom)

miǎoshìyīqiè

藐视一切

[藐視一切]

to look down upon everything

shìruòwúdǔ

视若无睹

[視若無睹]

to turn a blind eye to

wèixīngdiànshì

卫星电视

[衛星電視]

satellite TV

shìpíndiǎnbō

视频点播

[視頻點播]

video on demand

shìrúbìxǐ

视如敝屣

[視如敝屣]

lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom)
fig. to consider to be worthless

shùzìdiànshì

数字电视

[數字電視]

digital television

xìngbiéqíshì

性别歧视

[性別歧視]

sex discrimination
sexism

Jiàoyù Diànshì

教育电视

[教育電視]

Educational Television (Hong Kong)

jīngchǔwǎngshì

荆楚网视

[荊楚網視]

IPTV (PRC media network)

ànzhōngjiānshì

暗中监视

[暗中監視]

to monitor secretly
to spy on

shì'érbùjiàn

视而不见

[視而不見]

(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore

tóngcháijiǎnshì

同侪检视

[同儕檢視]

peer review

Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái

中央电视台

[中央電視台]

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

kōngxiǎngxìngcuòshì

空想性错视

[空想性錯視]

pareidolia

shìlìcèdìngfǎ

视力测定法

[視力測定法]

optometry
eyesight testing

shìkōngjiānxìtǒng

视空间系统

[視空間系統]

visuo-spatial sketchpad

Bàndǎo Diànshìtái

半岛电视台

[半島電視台]

Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)

yuǎnjùlíjiānshì

远距离监视

[遠距離監視]

off-site monitoring

shìshénjīngrǔtóu

视神经乳头

[視神經乳頭]

optic disk (terminal of the optic nerve on the retina)

shénjīngxìngshìsǔnshāng

神经性视损伤

[神經性視損傷]

neurological visual impairment (NVI)

shǒucìzhùshìshíjiān

首次注视时间

[首次注視時間]

first fixation duration

gāoqīngshùzìdiànshì

高清数字电视

[高清數字電視]

high definition digital television

Zhōngguó Diànshì Gōngsī

中国电视公司

[中國電視公司]

China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan

pícéngxìngshìsǔnshāng

皮层性视损伤

[皮層性視損傷]

cortical visual impairment (CVI)

Dōngfāng Míngzhū Diànshì Tǎ

东方明珠电视塔

[東方明珠電視塔]

Oriental Pearl Television Tower

Zhōngguó Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái

中国中央电视台

[中國中央電視台]

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

Guójiā Guǎngbō Diànshì Zǒngjú

国家广播电视总局

[國家廣播電視總局]

National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

jùxìbāobìngdúshìwǎngmóyán

巨细胞病毒视网膜炎

[巨細胞病毒視網膜炎]

cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lead to blindness

Xiāochúduì Fùnü Yīqiè Xíngshì Qíshì Gōngyuē

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约

[消除對婦女一切形式歧視公約]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women