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to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
HSK 6
in view of / seeing that / considering / whereas
HSK 7-9
DNA test; DNA testing
illustrated handbook
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  *鉴* | 鉴* | *鉴
variant of 鑑|鉴
seal impression / stamp / mark from a seal serving as signature
to learn from history (idiom)
lesson from events of the past / warning
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
to appreciate (a work of art)
to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光 Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
variant of 評鑑|评鉴
in view of this / to this end
connoisseur / appreciative person / fan
(formal) (used in a submitted document) please review; for your kind consideration
(computing) authentication
to examine deeply / to inspect closely
paternity or maternity test
Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)
to judge / to examine / to evaluate
National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage
lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom) / lustrous
evaluation committee / review board
in light of this


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