见 (見) jiàn
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jiàn
verb
to see
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 看到 (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 1; FE '見' jiàn 1; Kroll 2015 '見' 1, p. 199; Mathews 1931 '見', p. 119; Unihan '見'; XHZD '见' jiàn 1) -
jiàn
noun
opinion; view; understanding
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 看法 (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 6; Kroll 2015 '見' 2, p. 199; XHZD '见' jiàn 5) -
jiàn
verb
indicates seeing, hearing, meeting, etc
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used after another verb, such as 看,听,etc (XHZD '见' jiàn 7) -
jiàn
verb
refer to; for details see
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Indicates a reference, such as to a particular page, etc (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 4; FE '見' jiàn 4; XHZD '见' jiàn 3) -
jiàn
particle
passive marker
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD 2 '见' jiàn 1; FE '見' jiàn 5; Kroll 2015 '見' 3, p. 199; Mathews 1931 '見', p. 119; XHZD '见' jiàn 6) -
jiàn
verb
to listen to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '見' 2b, p. 199) -
jiàn
verb
to meet
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 会见 (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 2; FE '見' jiàn 2; Kroll 2015 '見' 2c, p. 199; Mathews 1931 '見', p. 119; XHZD '见' jiàn 4) -
jiàn
verb
to receive (a guest)
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '見' jiàn 3; Kroll 2015 '見' xiàn 2, p. 199) -
jiàn
verb
let me; kindly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A polite form used before a verb (CCD 2 '见' jiàn 2; Kroll 2015 '見' 4, p. 199) -
jiàn
proper noun
Jian
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 7; XHZD '见' jiàn 8) -
xiàn
verb
to appear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 现 (CCD '见' xiàn; FE '見' xiàn 1; Kroll 2015 '見' xiàn 1, p. 199; Mathews 1931 '見', p. 119; XHZD '见' xiàn) -
xiàn
verb
to introduce
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '見' xiàn 2)
Contained in
- 再发见(再發見) to rediscover
- 高见(高見) wise opinion; enlightened view
- 一见如故(一見如故) familiarity at first sight
- 听得见(聽得見) audible
- 鬼见愁(鬼見愁) varnish tree; goldenrain tree
- 增广见闻(增廣見聞) to broaden one's experience
- 见礼(見禮) observe etiquette
- 捉襟见肘(捉襟見肘) holding lapels to expose your elbows; cash strapped
- 可见(可見) can be understood ; can be seen; perceptible; visible
- 见小(見小) miserly ; paying attention to fine detail
- 见风使舵(見風使舵) see the wind and set the helm; to act pragmatically
- 见到(見到) to see
- 见风是雨(見風是雨) see the wind and assume it will rain; gullible; to believe whatever people suggest
- 看不见(看不見) cannot see
- 相见恨晚(相見恨晚) to regret not having met earlier; It is nice to meet you finally.
- 见影怖鬼(見影怖鬼) see a shadow and be fear ghosts
- 谒见(謁見) to meet with a superior
- 待见(待見) to like
- 另见(另見) cf.; see also
- 未见(未見) not seen
- 见强(見強) to be stronger
- 见长(見長) to be good at; one's forte
- 见伤(見傷) to be wounded
- 见光死(見光死) to wither in the light of day
- 见怜(見憐) to pity
- 无颜见江东父老(無顏見江東父老) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure
- 会见(會見) to meet with
- 吹糠见米(吹糠見米) instant results; blow the husk and see the rice
- 见危受命(見危受命) follow orders despite seeing danger
- 不见兔子不撒鹰(不見兔子不撒鷹) you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare; one doesn't act without some incentive
- 丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆(醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆) the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law
- 吴牛见月(吳牛見月) cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun
- 宿见(宿見) long-held opinion; long-cherished view
- 显而易见(顯而易見) clearly and easy to see; obviously; clearly
- 美祥亦先见(美祥亦先見) an auspicious omen will first be seen
- 可见一斑(可見一斑) understanding of a small part can lead to understanding of the whole
- 少见多怪(少見多怪) rarely seen, very strange; to express amazement due to lack of experience
- 足见(足見) it goes to show that; one can see
- 固执己见(固執己見) to persist in one's views
- 望见(望見) to espy; to spot
- 相见(相見) to meet each other
- 见习员(見習員) trainee
- 遇见(遇見) to meet
- 长见识(長見識) to develop in experience
- 见色忘友(見色忘友) to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love
- 一见倾心(一見傾心) love at first sight
- 不见棺材不落泪(不見棺材不落淚) not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin; refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
- 听见(聽見) hear
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- 卷二十八 志第十八 符瑞中 Volume 28 Treatises 18: Auspicious Signs 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 212
- 卷五十六 志第九 天文九 Volume 56 Treatises 9: Astronomy 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 177
- 卷二十九 志第十九 符瑞下 Volume 29 Treatises 19: Auspicious Signs 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 143
- 卷三十八 Scroll 38 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 128
- 卷十三 志第三 天文下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Astronomy Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 123
- 卷二十 志第一: 天文 日薄食煇珥雲氣 月五星淩犯及星變 Volume 20 Treatises 1: Astronomy - Solar Eclipses, Lunar and Five Planets Occultations, Changes to Stars History of Jin 金史 — count: 111
- 卷17 志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 107
- 卷三十 Scroll 30 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 93
- 卷二十一 律曆志 Volume 21: Treatise on Rhythm and the Calendar Book of Han 漢書 — count: 93
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 86
Collocations
- 见君子 (見君子) 既見君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧汝墳 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ru Fen — count: 23
- 载见 (載見) 載見 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧臣工之什‧載見 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Chen Gong - Zai Jian — count: 5
- 请见 (請見) 曹劌請見 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
- 侯见 (侯見) 申侯見曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
- 见公 (見公) 見公之足於戶下 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
- 庶见 (庶見) 庶見素冠兮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧檜‧素冠 Lessons from the states - Odes of Gui - Su Guan — count: 3
- 来见 (來見) 微子來見祖廟也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧臣工之什‧有客 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Chen Gong - You Ke — count: 3
- 见楚 (見楚) 遂見楚子曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
- 见素 (見素) 庶見素冠兮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧檜‧素冠 Lessons from the states - Odes of Gui - Su Guan — count: 3
- 文见 (文見) 文見於此 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 3