# 眼看 (yǎnkàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 眼看 (yǎnkàn) means “soon; in a moment; to watch helplessly”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: soon; in a moment; to watch helplessly
- Pinyin: yǎnkàn (yan3 kan4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 眼看火车就要开了。
  Yǎnkàn huǒchē jiùyào kāi le.
  The train is about to depart soon.

## Characters

- [眼](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-eye/) (yǎn): eye; a look
- [看](https://hanziro.com/word/kan-look-at/) (kàn): to look at; to watch

https://hanziro.com/word/yan-kan-soon/

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