to size sb up · to look sb up and down · to take the measure of · to suppose · to reckon

dǎ liang

d+ǎ·3rd tonel+iang·neutral tone

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He stared at me from head to foot.

他把我从头到腳打量了一番。

He looked me over from head to foot.

他把我从头到脚打量了一番。

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