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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *見* | 見* | *見
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
HSK 1
to hear
HSK 1
goodbye / see you again later
HSK 1
to see; to catch sight of
HSK 1
to meet; to see each other / CL:
HSK 1
idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL: 點|点, 條|条
HSK 2
commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently
HSK 2
to see
HSK 2
to run into / to meet (unexpectedly) / to bump into
HSK 2
to meet
HSK 4
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
HSK 4
to dream about (sth or sb) / to see in a dream
HSK 4
to see (the same thing) over and over again / to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)
HSK 5
can see / visible
HSK 6
to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) / CL:
HSK 6
to espy / to spot
HSK 6
not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing
HSK 6
to receive sb / to grant an interview
HSK 7-9
opinion / view / understanding
HSK 7-9
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
HSK 7-9
foresight / discernment / vision
HSK 7-9
rare / rarely seen
HSK 7-9
rare; seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
HSK 7-9
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight
HSK 7-9
to be witness to / witness / evidence
HSK 7-9
not necessarily / not likely
HSK 7-9
to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior
HSK 7-9
to produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result
HSK 7-9
to foresee / to predict / to forecast / to envision / foresight / intuition / vision
HSK 7-9
rarely seen
HSK 7-9
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
to refer to / see also / compare (cf.) / to pay respect to
HSK 7-9
(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
HSK 7-9
from this, it can be seen that...
HSK 7-9
prejudice / bias
HSK 7-9
opinions differ (idiom)
HSK 7-9
a common occurrence (idiom)
HSK 7-9
can be seen everywhere
HSK 7-9
to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
HSK 7-9
love at first sight
please forgive me
please don't be upset / no hard feelings / absit iniuria verbis / let injury by words be absent
unique / unprecedented (idiom)
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom) / fig. to rush to the rescue / to play the white knight
(dialect) alert / attentive / observant
to glimpse
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *見* | 見* | *見
to appear / also written 現|现
(lit.) name not encountered in the classics / unknown (person) / nobody
to see the world / to broaden one's horizons
shameful
the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
visible light / light in optical spectrum
to introduce / to receive sb
See you later!
common problems / FAQ
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others / seeing is believing
what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
to see with one's own eyes / very soon
(dialect) ability to read situations and respond appropriately
for further details, refer to
walk-off home run
lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison
to see
to learn on the job / to be on probation
(literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion; view
(lit.) to wither in the light of day / (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb) / (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls
it goes to show that / one can see
to meet by accident
motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose
an original idea
absurd / strange / (interj.) curse it! / to hell with it!
to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
not necessarily / that's not sure
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
my humble opinion
to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长 to be known for one's research)
(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore
lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) / fig. to get instant results
what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience
(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) / fig. to hit the nail on the head
to arrange an interview / an appointment (with the foreign ambassador)
call in (one's subordinates) / summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview
gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
to meet face to face / to meet in person
a common occurrence (idiom)
(idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level
unprecedented / never seen before
to mind / to take offense
what one hears and sees (idiom)
lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there!
to smell / to hear / knowledge / information
to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along.
to have an audience (with the Emperor)
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
to gain knowledge and experience
foresight

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