jiàn xiàn

see, observe, behold; perceive

DEFINITIONS

見 jiàn
  • to see
  • to meet
  • to appear (to be sth)
  • to interview
見 xiàn
  • to appear
  • also written 現|现[xian4]

STROKES

WORDS

zhèng jiàn political views
sǎn jiàn seen periodically
不鮮 shuò jiàn bù xiān a common occurrence (idiom)
明天 míng tiān jiàn see you tomorrow; (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)
jìn jiàn to have an audience with
huì jiàn to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4]
有主 yǒu zhǔ jiàn opinionated; having one's own strong views
有目共 yǒu mù gòng jiàn anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all; sth speaks for itself; is there for all to see
有眼力兒 yǒu yǎn lì jiàn r (dialect) alert; attentive; observant
wàng jiàn to espy; to spot
cháo jiàn to have an audience (with the Emperor)
未必得 wèi bì jiàn dé not necessarily; that's not sure
其成 lè jiàn qí chéng to look favorably on sth; would be glad see it happen
qí jiàn disagreement; differing interpretations
dòng jiàn insight; to see clearly
活久 huó jiǔ jiàn (neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything; Just incredible!
深不底 shēn bù jiàn dǐ so deep one cannot see to the bottom; limitless
qiǎn jiàn shallow opinion; humble opinion
清澈底 qīng chè jiàn dǐ water so clear you can see the bottom
瀝陳鄙 lì chén bǐ jiàn to state one's humble opinion (idiom)
zhuó jiàn to see clearly; deep insight; profound view
無主 wú zhǔ jiàn without one's own opinions
無顏江東父老 wú yán jiàn jiāng dōng fù lǎo (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
由此可 yóu cǐ kě jiàn from this, it can be seen that...
一斑 lüè jiàn yī bān lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the panther) (idiom); fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture