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眼看

yǎn kàn
HSK 6

English Meaning

soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
现在不只生意做不成 眼看要到家的新娘子
HSK 6 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“You've completely ruined everything—you lost your livelihood and your bride because of your incompetence.”

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还有你田本昌这么一号人物 可惜了

“there's also a man named Tian Benchang in Huizhou. What a shame.”

“Now, not only is the business failing, but you've managed to lose a bride who was practically already yours—”

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都被你折腾没了 对吧 你说什么 你不知道

“all through your own recklessness. Isn't it? What did you say? You didn't know?”

《家业》 · crisis_and_conflict
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眼看着就要入冬了
HSK 6 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Time is flying, and I am anxious about what the coming winter and New Year will bring.”

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来

“Come.”

“Winter is around the corner.”

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也不知道过年的时候

“I wonder if during the New Year,”

《逐玉》 · daily_life
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眼看离家就几分钟的路
HSK 6 00:01
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让练庭回去一趟

“telling him he had to come back in.”

“Since they were only a few minutes from home,”

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练庭就说让彤彤在巷子口下车

“Mr. Lian told Tong to get out at the alley entrance”

《开庭》 · daily_life
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