---
title: "Zhushi Meaning: 注视 (to gaze at) or 主食 (staple food)?"
description: "注视 (traditional 注視, zhùshì) means “to gaze at; to watch closely”. Not the zhushi you heard? See 主食, 注释. Hear its tones, see what 注 and 视 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhushi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 注视 mean?

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注视 zhùshì

## to gaze at; to watch closely

## Its characters

1. 注 zhù to pour
2. 视 shì to look at

## In a sentence

她静静地注视着窗外。 She quietly gazed out the window.

她从小就对大海充满了好奇，常常站在山顶上，**注视**着东边的方向，想知道太阳升起的地方到底是什么样子。

From [精卫填海 · Jingwei fills the sea](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jingwei-fills-the-sea#library-word-85-87)

[More about 注视](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%A8%E8%A7%86)

## Other words said zhushi

- [主食zhǔshístaple food](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%BB%E9%A3%9F)
- [注释zhùshìnote](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%A8%E9%87%8A)

## More words with 注 or 视

- [电视 diànshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshi)
- [电视剧 diànshìjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshiju)
- [电视台 diànshìtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshitai)
- [关注 guānzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanzhu)
- [近视 jìnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinshi)
- [审视 shěnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenshi)
- [视角 shìjiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shijiao)
- [视觉 shìjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shijue)
- [视频 shìpín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shipin)
- [视为 shìwéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiwei)

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