see up

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Mandarin:

看上

pinyin:

kàn shàng

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definitions

verb

  1. (transitive) to look up to; to admire; to be impressed by

    2. Our boss really see up you huh? Two promotions in 6 months; buay pai man.

    antonyms:

    see no up
  2. (transitive) to fancy; to take a liking to; to fall in love with

    3. Ah Leng got see up a swee chabor in his tutorial class liao.

    antonyms:

    see no up

usage notes

Unlike in English, the verb to 'see [somebody] up' does not mean to accompany them to some location upstairs, but rather to fancy or look up to them.
The object may go between 'see' and 'up', e.g. "see you up", or after them, e.g. "see up you"; both forms are acceptable. If an adverb is applied, it usually goes between 'see' and 'up', e.g. "see very up".


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see me up see no up see me no up

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