眼看

yǎnkàn

HSK 6

眼看 — yǎnkàn

1. soon; in a moment; about to happen

   眼看就要下雨了。 yǎnkàn jiùyào xiàyǔ le — It’s about to rain.

2. to look on/watch helplessly as something happens

   他只能眼看着车开走，什么也做不了。 tā zhǐnéng yǎnkàn zhe chē kāizǒu shénme yě zuòbùliǎo — He could only stand by and watch the car drive away; there was nothing he could do.