jiàn xiàn

see, observe, behold; perceive

HSK 1 #153

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

风使帆 jiàn fēng shǐ fān lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
风使舵 jiàn fēng shǐ duò lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
风是雨 jiàn fēng shì yǔ lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible; to believe whatever people suggest
马克思 jiàn mǎ kè sī to die; lit. to visit Marx; to pass away
驾 jiàn jià to have an audience (with the emperor)
jìn jiàn to have an audience (with the Emperor)
xiáng jiàn for further details, refer to
请别怪 qǐng bié jiàn guài please don't be upset; no hard feelings; absit iniuria verbis; let injury by words be absent
miù jiàn erroneous views; false idea; false opinion
识微几 shí wēi jiàn jǐ lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
shí jiàn knowledge and experience
赤诚相 chì chéng xiàng jiàn candidly sharing confidences
zú jiàn it goes to show that; one can see
不平,拔刀相助 lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom); fig. to rush to the rescue; to play the white knight
路遥知马力,日久人心 lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
yū jiàn absurd opinion; pedantic and unrealistic view
避不面 bì bù jiàn miàn to refuse to meet sb; to avoid sb
邪知邪 xié zhī xié jiàn false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism)
bǐ jiàn (my) humble opinion; humble idea
丑媳妇早晚也得公婆 chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom); fig. it's not something you can avoid forever
识 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience
开诚相 kāi chéng xiāng jiàn candid and open (idiom)
阎王好,小鬼难当 yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
难得一 nán dé yī jiàn rarely seen
diǎn jiàn to check an amount