见 (見)
jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

见 (見)
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jiàn
  1. to see
  2. to meet
  3. to appear (to be sth)
  4. to interview
见 (見)
 - 
xiàn
  1. to appear
  2. also written 現|现[xiàn]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (30)

视
shì
  1. 1 to look at
  2. 2 to regard
  3. 3 to inspect
见
jiàn
  1. 1 to see
  2. 2 to meet
  3. 3 to appear (to be sth)
  4. 4 to interview
见
xiàn
  1. 1 to appear
  2. 2 also written 現|现[xiàn]
觉
jiào
  1. 1 a nap
  2. 2 a sleep
  3. 3 classifier: 场 cháng
觉
jué
  1. 1 to feel
  2. 2 to find that
  3. 3 thinking
  4. 4 awake
  5. 5 aware

Related Words (20)

梦见
mèng jiàn
  1. 1 to dream about (sth or sb)
  2. 2 to see in a dream
意见
yì jiàn
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 suggestion
  4. 4 objection
  5. 5 complaint
  6. 6 classifier: 点 diǎn
  7. 7 classifier: 条 tiáo
看见
kàn jiàn
  1. 1 to see
  2. 2 to catch sight of
见
jiàn
  1. 1 to see
  2. 2 to meet
  3. 3 to appear (to be sth)
  4. 4 to interview
见到
jiàn dào
  1. 1 to see

Idioms (20)

一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一见钟情
yī jiàn zhōng qíng
  1. 1 love at first sight (idiom)
一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
  1. 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!

Sample Sentences

他姓差名不多，是各省各县各村人氏。你一定见过他，一定听过别人谈起他。
tā xìng chā míng bùduō ，shì gè shěng gè xiàn gè cūn rénshì 。nǐ yīdìng jiàn guò tā ，yīdìng tīng guò biéren tán qǐ tā 。
His last name is “Cha” and his first name is “Bu-Duo”. Every province, county, and village has someone named after him. It is certain that you have seen him - and you have undoubtedly heard others talk about him.
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没问题，待会儿见。
méi wèntí ，dāihuìr jiàn 。
No problem. See you later.
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下次见
xiàcì jiàn
See you next time.
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我们都知道常年冰天雪地的地方少之又少，由此​可见白色的动物为何如此罕见了。
wǒmen dōu zhīdào chángnián bīngtiānxuědì de dìfang shǎozhīyòushǎo ，yóu cǐ kě jiàn báisè de dòngwù wèihé rúcǐ hǎnjiàn le 。
We all know that there are only a few places in the world that are covered in snow so that’s why it is quite rare to see animals that are white.
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昨天我见了我的老朋友。
zuótiān wǒ jiàn le wǒ de lǎopéngyou 。
Yesterday, I met my old friend.
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虽然水星表面的温度很高，但是北极的一些陨石坑里常年见不到太阳，所以温度都低于摄氏零下161度。
suīrán Shuǐxīng biǎomiàn de wēndù hěn gāo ，dànshì běijí de yīxiē yǔnshíkēng lǐ chángnián jiàn bùdào tàiyang ，suǒyǐ wēndù dōu dīyú Shèshì língxià dù 。
Although the temperature on Mercury's surface is high, there is no sunlight for years in some craters in the north pole area, hence the temperature is usually below 161 degree celsius.
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究竟剧情会怎么发展呢？敬请期待。记得点击追踪，开启小铃铛，我们下一期再见。
jiūjìng jùqíng huì zěnme fāzhǎn ne ？jìngqǐng qīdài 。jìde diǎnjī zhuīzōng ，kāiqǐ xiǎo língdang ，wǒmen xià yī qī zàijiàn 。
How exactly will the plot develop? Stay tuned. Remember to hit subscribe, and turn on the little bell (for notification). We will see you in the next episode.
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我在这样的爱情里看见的，是我们的软弱。
wǒ zài zhèyàng de àiqíng lǐ kànjiàn de ，shì wǒmen de ruǎnruò 。
What I see in this love is our weakness.
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她对秦宇说：”真的很开心，谢谢你今天陪我一块儿去看话剧。很高兴认识你，可惜这是我们最后一次见面了。”
tā duì QínYǔ shuō ：”zhēnde hěn kāixīn ，xièxie nǐ jīntiān péi wǒ yīkuàir qù kàn huàjù 。hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ ，kěxī zhèshì wǒmen zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn le 。”
"I'm glad and appreciate your accompany to watch the play today. It is very nice to know you, unfortunately this might be the last time to meet each other." She said to QinYu.
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秦宇一头雾水，不懂她在说什么，问她：”为什么是最后一次见面？”
QínYǔ yītóuwùshuǐ ，bù dǒng tā zài shuō shénme ，wèn tā ：”wèishénme shì zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn ？”
QinYu was confused. He couldn't understand what she was saying. He then asked, "Why is it the last time?"
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