看 / 瞧你那（X）样 for a Critical Reaction in Chinese
看 / 瞧你那（X）样
This highly conversational frame points to someone's visible behavior or attitude and comments on it, usually with criticism, teasing, or disapproval. The description before 样 may be omitted when the situation makes the reaction obvious. It is an interpersonal evaluation, not a neutral command merely asking someone to look.
Published July 29, 2026
Reviewed July 29, 2026
01 / PATTERN
See the Structure
MODEL
看 / 瞧 + Person + 那 + Optional Description + 样
Read the structure
This highly conversational frame points to someone's visible behavior or attitude and comments on it, usually with criticism, teasing, or disapproval. The description before 样 may be omitted when the situation makes the reaction obvious. It is an interpersonal evaluation, not a neutral command merely asking someone to look. Keep the model 看 / 瞧 + Person + 那 + Optional Description + 样 visible while you compare each sentence.
看你那得意样，先别高兴得太早。
Look at how pleased with yourself you are; do not celebrate too early.
Choose the right context
React to a visible manner, expression, or attitude. Use a descriptive word before 样 when the criticism needs to be explicit. Omit the description only when the shared situation identifies it clearly.
瞧他那着急样，话都说不清了。
Look how anxious he is; he cannot even speak clearly.
Respect the boundary
Do not use it as a neutral instruction to observe something. Do not duplicate 那 or 样 inside the fixed frame. Avoid it in formal reporting or toward someone who requires respectful address.
看你那那得意样。
(Look at how pleased with yourself you are.)
Repair the pattern
那 is duplicated inside the frame: The demonstrative slot takes one 那; repeating it leaves two competing determiners. 样 is duplicated after one description: One 样 closes the evaluative noun phrase; a second 样 has no syntactic role.
看你那得意样。
Use the repaired structure without changing the intended meaning.
02 / MAP
Read the Sentence
Read from left to right and notice the job performed by each part. The labels describe this example; they are not a rule that every Chinese sentence must copy.
看你那得意样，先别高兴得太早。
Look at how pleased with yourself you are; do not celebrate too early.
看
看 / 瞧
This part occupies the 看 / 瞧 position in the model pattern.
你
Person
This part occupies the Person position in the model pattern.
那
那
This part occupies the 那 position in the model pattern.
得意
Optional Description
This part occupies the Optional Description position in the model pattern.
样
样
This part occupies the 样 position in the model pattern.
，
看 / 瞧
This part occupies the 看 / 瞧 position in the model pattern.
先
Person
This part occupies the Person position in the model pattern.
别
那
This part occupies the 那 position in the model pattern.
高兴
Optional Description
This part occupies the Optional Description position in the model pattern.
得
样
This part occupies the 样 position in the model pattern.
太早
看 / 瞧
This part occupies the 看 / 瞧 position in the model pattern.
03 / EXAMPLES
Examples You Can Reuse
Keep the structure stable while changing the people, objects, times, or conditions. Pinyin is shown as reading support; use the Chinese sentence and translation to confirm the grammar relationship.
看你那得意样，先别高兴得太早。
Look at how pleased with yourself you are; do not celebrate too early.
瞧他那着急样，话都说不清了。
Look how anxious he is; he cannot even speak clearly.
看你那样，又在为这点小事生气。
Look at you, getting angry over such a small thing again.
04 / LIMITS
When to Use It — and When Not To
Use it when
- React to a visible manner, expression, or attitude.
- Use a descriptive word before 样 when the criticism needs to be explicit.
- Omit the description only when the shared situation identifies it clearly.
Do not use it when
- Do not use it as a neutral instruction to observe something.
- Do not duplicate 那 or 样 inside the fixed frame.
- Avoid it in formal reporting or toward someone who requires respectful address.
05 / REPAIR
Compare Right and Wrong
Compare the smallest meaningful change. Each explanation identifies a placement, scope, form, or clause relationship instead of treating the whole sentence as one undifferentiated mistake.
看你那那得意样。
看你那得意样。
那 is duplicated inside the frame
The demonstrative slot takes one 那; repeating it leaves two competing determiners.
瞧他那着急样样。
瞧他那着急样。
样 is duplicated after one description
One 样 closes the evaluative noun phrase; a second 样 has no syntactic role.
看你那那得意样。
The demonstrative slot takes one 那; repeating it leaves two competing determiners.
瞧他那着急样样。
One 样 closes the evaluative noun phrase; a second 样 has no syntactic role.
06 / PRACTICE
Practice the Grammar Point
Complete three short tasks in order: judge the pattern, repair a common error, and build the sentence. Feedback is fixed and reviewed, so these activities do not use a checker allowance.
1. Judge the sentence
2. Choose the correction
3. Build the sentence
Build a complete sentence with 看 / 瞧你那（X）样.
07 / APPLY
Apply It in Your Sentence
Write one original sentence with 看 / 瞧你那（X）样. Your draft moves to the checker through this browser session, selects this grammar point as the first review focus, and waits for you to submit.
08 / QUESTIONS
看 / 瞧你那（X）样 for a Critical Reaction Questions
Is this frame always insulting?
It normally carries criticism, teasing, or impatience, but the force depends on relationship and tone. It is not a neutral description.
Can X be omitted?
Yes. 看你那样 is complete when the situation makes the criticized behavior obvious.
09 / SOURCES
Sources and Review Notes
These references support different parts of the lesson. GF0025-2021 supports level placement only; professional grammar works support the explanation, limits, examples, and cross-checks. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement.
Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (GF0025-2021)
Ministry of Education and State Language Commission · Ministry of Education of the PRC · 2021
Locator: Appendix A, combined Levels 7–9 item 【七—九138】, PDF p. 258
Lists 看/瞧你那(X)样 in the advanced band and supplies critical spoken examples.
Official sourceLaoshi Chinese Grammar Reference
Laoshi editorial team · Laoshi · 2026
Locator: Grammar page 504, 看你那X样 / 瞧你那X样, sections on omission and negative connotation
Explains the colloquial evaluative frame, optional description, and usual negative interpersonal stance.
Official source10 / CONTINUE
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