to observe in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 观察 with this easy mnemonic:

Richard is an antique dealer who only needs to observe the customer and look at (观) the item for ten minutes to examine (察) the item's worth.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 察
• 观

• 观众
• 检察官
• 警察
• 观察
• 乐观
• 参观
• 观点
• 警察局
• 观看

The reading of 观察 is guān chá.

You can remember how to say 观察 with this useful mnemonic:

A new customer wanted to sell her bangles (gu) and (ān) also showed Richard (chá) her family heirloom.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like to observe and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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