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HSK
to have an audience (with the emperor)
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)
to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *见* | 见* | *见
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *见* | 见* | *见
to appear / also written 現|现
to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all; to be well accustomed (to sth)
opinions differ (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to be witness to / witness / evidence
HSK 7-9
see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion
to see
HSK 2
not fit to be seen by / should not be exposed to / can't bear to see
(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
to meet; to see each other / CL:
HSK 1
(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit
opinion / view / insight
to see how sb or sth performs when it comes to the crunch; to find out what sb is really made of; to witness true ability or worth revealed under pressure
medical intern
please forgive me
opinion / view / understanding
HSK 7-9
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
absurd / strange / (interj.) curse it! / to hell with it!
(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable
(literary) to inform (me)
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically / not tempted by riches
to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty / never satisfied with what one has
to hear what was said
meet and greet
(coll.) to bleed (esp. vaginal bleeding) / to suffer a financial loss
to produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result
HSK 7-9
medical intern
to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience
please forgive me
(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
to appear in the news / in the papers
trainee
apprentice / probationer / cadet
(coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die
payable at sight / payable to bearer
seeing riches provokes evil designs
I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom) / fig. to make the most of every opportunity
Antiaris toxicaria (botany)
shameful
to mind / to take offense
to die / lit. to visit Marx / to pass away
to counter every move / to be full of tricks
(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
to be touched by a scene / to adapt to the situation
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
(coll.) every day
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight
HSK 7-9
to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love
(measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square")
lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom) / fig. seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again
to forget loyalty when in love / hoes before bros
to translate sth into action / to put sth into action
upon seeing this, ... / in response, ...
to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible / to believe whatever people suggest
(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere; two-faced
to learn on the job / to be on probation
to see the world / to broaden one's horizons
(literary) to appear in (newspapers, the media, a book etc)
eyewitness (to an incident) / witness (to a legal transaction)
your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit
(literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly
to put into effect (idiom)
(formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away


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