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title: "Guance Meaning: 观测 (guāncè) Means “to observe”"
description: "观测 (traditional 觀測, guāncè) means “to observe; to survey; observation”. Hear its tones, see what 观 and 测 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guance"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 观测 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

观测 guāncè

## to observe; to survey; observation

## Its characters

1. 观 guān to look at
2. 测 cè to measure

## In a sentence

科学家们在山顶观测星星。 The scientists observe the stars from the mountaintop.

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## More words with 观 or 测

- [猜测 cāicè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caice)
- [参观 cānguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canguan)
- [测量 cèliáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/celiang)
- [测试 cèshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ceshi)
- [测算 cèsuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cesuan)
- [观察 guānchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guancha)
- [观点 guāndiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guandian)
- [观光 guānguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanguang)
- [观看 guānkàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guankan)
- [观念 guānniàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guannian)

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