谏 (諫)
jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

谏 (諫)
 - 
jiàn
  1. to remonstrate
  2. to admonish
谏 (諫)
 - 
Jiàn
  1. surname Jian

Character Decomposition

Related Words (2)

谏
Jiàn
  1. 1 surname Jian
谏言
jiàn yán
  1. 1 advice
  2. 2 to advise

Idioms (1)

从谏如流
cóng jiàn rú liú
  1. 1 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)

Sample Sentences

悟以往之不谏，知来者之可追，是迷途其未远，觉今是而昨非。”是陶渊明的《归去来兮辞》赠与爱妻共勉。
wù yǐwǎng zhī bù jiàn ，zhī láizhě zhī kě zhuī ，shì mítú qí wèi yuǎn ，jué jīn shì ér zuó fēi 。”shì Táo Yuānmíng de 《guīqùláixī cí 》zèngyǔ àiqī gòngmiǎn 。
"There is nothing to be done to remedy mistakes in the past, but knowing this means that things can be remedied in the future. I haven't strayed too far off the path, and I've already realized today's right and yesterday's wrongs." was Tao Yuanming's exhortation to his loving wife in his poem 'Returning Home'.
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