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
- 所见(所見) what one seen; all one sees ; understanding
- 难得一见(難得一見) rarely seen
- 仁者见仁,智者见智(仁者見仁,智者見智) The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.; Different views are admissible.
- 找见(找見) to find [an item one has been looking for]
- 不见一点踪影(不見一點蹤影) no trace to be seen
- 见絀(見絀) to be weakened
- 见习生(見習生) apprentice; probationer; cadet
- 一见如故(一見如故) familiarity at first sight
- 增长见识(增長見識) to develop in experience
- 看不见(看不見) cannot see
- 兵戎相见(兵戎相見) to meet on the battlefield
- 拨云见日(撥雲見日) to dispel the clouds and see the sun; to restore justice
- 高见(高見) wise opinion; enlightened view
- 见阎王(見閻王) to meet one's Maker; to die
- 成见(成見) preconceived idea ; bias; prejudice
- 见问(見問) to be queried about
- 见爱(見愛) loved; respected (honorific)
- 景星见(景星見) brilliant star will be seen [in the sky]
- 观见(觀見) to observe; to see
- 短见(短見) short-sighted; suicide
- 臆见(臆見) subjective view
- 其见在者(其見在者) those remaining
- 管见(管見) a limited view; a limited understanding; my opinion (humble)
- 见景生情(見景生情) to adapt to the situation ; to be touched by a scene
- 胸有定见(胸有定見) imagine a complete image in your mind [before doing something]
- 洞见(洞見) insight; to see clearly
- 视而不见(視而不見) to look but not see; to neglect
- 见不得(見不得) not fit to be seen by; should not be exposed to; can't bear to see
- 见财起意(見財起意) seeing wealth stirs desire
- 见证人(見證人) eyewitness (to an incident); witness (to a legal transaction)
- 想见(想見) to infer; to imagine
- 一日不见,如隔三秋(一日不見,如隔三秋) one day apart seems like three years
- 见贤思齐(見賢思齊) see a worthy, think to imitate; emulate the virtuous
- 眼不见,心不烦(眼不見,心不煩) what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
- 不见了(不見了) to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found
- 开门见山(開門見山) open the door and see the mountain; to get right to the point
- 路遥知马力,日久见人心(路遙知馬力,日久見人心) just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart
- 主见(主見) a definite opinion; one's own judgement
- 见杀(見殺) to be murdered
- 见钱(見錢) available money
- 患难见真情(患難見真情) true sentiments are seen in hard times; you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
- 禁见(禁見) to deny a detainee visitation privileges
- 易见(易見) easily seen; easily understood
- 见透(見透) to see through
- 见利忘义(見利忘義) to see profit and forget morality; to act from mercenary considerations
- 眼见得(眼見得) obviously; clearly
- 见微知著(見微知著) one tiny clue reveals the general trend; small beginnings show how things will develop
- 目不忍见(目不忍見) the eye cannot bear to see it; a scene too pitiful to behold
- 各执所见(各執所見) each [person] sticks to his own view
- 也不见得(也不見得) unlikely
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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
- 卷二十一 律曆志 Volume 21: Treatise on Rhythm and the Calendar Book of Han 漢書 — count: 93
- 卷三十 Scroll 30 Wenxuan 文選 — 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
- 见子 (見子) 臧孫見子玉而道之伐齊 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — 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
- 见大 (見大) 見大豕 — 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
- 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
- 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
- 见止 (見止) 亦既見止 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧草蟲 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Cao Chong — count: 3