Chinese Character Dictionary

见

jiàn

to see

见不得

jiàn bu dé

not fit to be seen by

见不得人

jiàn bu dé rén

shameful

见之实施

jiàn zhī shí shī

to put into effect (idiom)

见亮

jiàn liàng

please forgive me

见仁见智

jiàn rén jiàn zhì

opinions differ (idiom)

见利忘义

jiàn lì wàng yì

to see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations

见利思义

jiàn lì sī yì

to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically

见到

jiàn dào

to see

见地

jiàn dì

opinion

见报

jiàn bào

to appear in the news

见外

jiàn wài

to regard somebody as an outsider

见多识广

jiàn duō shí guăng

experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)

见好就收

jiàn hăo jiù shōu

to quit while one is ahead (idiom)

见得

jiàn dé

to seem

见微知著

jiàn wēi zhī zhù

one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

见怪

jiàn guài

to mind

见怪不怪

jiàn guài bù guài

to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected

见爱

jiàn ài

loved

见招拆招

jiān zhāo chāi zhāo

to counter every move

见效

jiàn xiào

to have the desired effect

见教

jiàn jiào

I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)

见方

jiàn fāng

a (10 meter) square

见景生情

jiàn jĭng shēng qíng

to be touched by a scene

见机行事

jiàn jī xíng shì

see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances

见猎心喜

jiàn liè xīn xĭ

lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom)

见异思迁

jiàn yì sī qiān

to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty

见票即付

jiàn piào jí fù

payable at sight

见笑

jiàn xiào

to mock

见红

jiàn hóng

(coll.) to bleed (esp. vaginal bleeding)

见缝就钻

jiàn fèng jiù zuān

lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)

见缝插针

jiàn fèng chā zhēn

lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch

见义勇为

jiàn yì yŏng wéi

to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth

见习

jiàn xí

to learn on the job

见习员

jiàn xí yuán

trainee

见习生

jiàn xí shēng

apprentice

见习医师

jiàn xí yī shī

medical intern

见习医生

jiàn xí yī shēng

medical intern

见闻

jiàn wén

what one sees and hears

见闻有限

jiàn wén yŏu xiàn

to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)

见背

jiàn bēi

to pass away (lit., of the older generation)

见色忘友

jiàn sè wàng yŏu

to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love

见血封喉树

jiàn xuè fēng hóu shù

Antiaris toxicaria (botany)

见解

jiàn jiĕ

opinion

见访

jiàn făng

your visit (honorific)

见说

jiàn shuō

to hear what was said

见谅

jiàn liàng

please forgive me

见证

jiàn zhèng

to be witness to

见证人

jiàn zhèng rén

eyewitness (to an incident)

见识

jiàn shi

knowledge and experience

见识浅

jiàn shi qiăn

short-sighted

见财起意

jiàn cái qĭ yì

seeing riches provokes evil designs

见贤思齐

jiàn xián sī qí

see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous

见钱眼开

jiàn qián yăn kāi

to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain

见长

jiàn cháng

to be good at sth

见难而上

jiàn nán ér shàng

to take the bull by the horns (idiom)

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

见风使帆

jiàn fēng shĭ fān

lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

见风使舵

jiàn fēng shĭ duò

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

见风是雨

jiàn fēng shì yŭ

lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible