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浏览

liú lǎn

browse, skim

Usage note

浏览表示随便看看、快速看。

liú lǎn biǎo shì suí biàn kàn kàn 、 kuài sù kàn。

浏览 means to scan or look through quickly.

Context note

浏览常用于网页、资料和信息。

liú lǎn cháng yòng yú wǎng yè 、 zī liào hé xìn xī。

It is often used with web pages, materials, and information.

5 examples

我在浏览网页。
wǒ zài liú lǎn wǎng yè。
I am browsing web pages.
浏览了照片。
tā liú lǎn le zhào piàn。
He browsed the photos.
浏览一下内容。
qǐng liú lǎn yí xià nèi róng。
Please browse the content.
她喜欢浏览新闻。
tā xǐ huan liú lǎn xīn wén。
She likes browsing news.
浏览很方便。
liú lǎn hěn fāng biàn。
Browsing is very convenient.

5 mini stories

老师让大家浏览文章。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā liú lǎn wén zhāng。
The teacher asked everyone to browse the article.
他在手机上浏览消息。
tā zài shǒu jī shàng liú lǎn xiāo xī。
He browsed messages on his phone.
孩子浏览图片。
hái zi liú lǎn tú piàn。
The child browsed pictures.
浏览后,他找到了需要的信息。
liú lǎn hòu, tā zhǎo dào le xū yào de xìn xī。
After browsing, he found the information he needed.
她喜欢浏览新网站。
tā xǐ huan liú lǎn xīn wǎng zhàn。
She likes browsing new websites.

Mini dialogue

上网

A
你在做什么?
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
B
我在浏览网页。
Wǒ zài liúlǎn wǎngyè.
I'm browsing web pages.

看书

A
这本书好看吗?
Zhè běn shū hǎokàn ma?
Is this book good?
B
我只是浏览了一下,还没细看。
Wǒ zhǐshì liúlǎn le yīxià, hái méi xì kàn.
I just browsed it briefly, haven't read carefully yet.

Related words and contrasts

similar
阅读
yuè dú
to read

阅读 is careful reading, while 浏览 is skimming.

similar
查看
chá kàn
to look over; to check

查看 means to examine or look up information.

related
上网
shàng wǎng
to go online

浏览 often happens when you 上网.

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