见微知著 (見微知著)
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
Pinyin

Definition

见微知著 (見微知著)
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jiàn wēi zhī zhù
  1. one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Wēi
  1. 1 surname Wei
  2. 2 ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [Wéi]
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
bù zhī bù jué
  1. 1 unconsciously
  2. 2 unwittingly
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
bēi wēi
  1. 1 lowly
  2. 2 humble

Idioms (20)

一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind