Word Detail

眼看

yǎn kàn

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

HSK 6 (v3.0)

Examples

眼看就要下雨了。

Yǎnkàn jiùyào xiàyǔ le.

It looks like it's going to rain soon.

眼看来不及了。

Yǎnkàn láibují le.

It seems too late.

只能眼看着。

Zhǐnéng yǎnkànzhe.

Can only watch helplessly.