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名不见经传
míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
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(lit.) name not encountered in the classics;
unknown (person);
nobody
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相形见绌
xiāng xíng jiàn chù
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to pale by comparison (idiom)
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一见如故
yī jiàn rú gù
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familiarity at first sight
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晋见
jìn jiàn
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to have an audience with
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见长
jiàn cháng
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to be good at sth;
one's forte
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拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì
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lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
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一见倾心
yī jiàn qīng xīn
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love at first sight
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屡见不鲜
lǚ jiàn bù xiān
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a common occurrence (idiom)
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见方
jiàn fāng
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a (10 meter) square;
a square of given side
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寻短见
xún duǎn jiàn
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to commit suicide
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捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
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lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom);
strapped for cash;
unable to make ends meet
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望见
wàng jiàn
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to espy;
to spot
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立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
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lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect;
quick results
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远见卓识
yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí
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visionary and sagacious (idiom)
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兵戎相见
bīng róng xiāng jiàn
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to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
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见仁见智
jiàn rén jiàn zhì
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opinions differ (idiom)
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见异思迁
jiàn yì sī qiān
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to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty;
never satisfied with what one has
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可见光
kě jiàn guāng
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visible light;
light in optical spectrum
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相见恨晚
xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn
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to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.;
It feels like we have known each other all along.
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见天
jiàn tiān
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(coll.) every day
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见习生
jiàn xí shēng
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apprentice;
probationer;
cadet
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各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
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each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
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百闻不如一见
bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn
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seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others;
seeing is believing
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瞅见
chǒu jiàn
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to see
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见笑
jiàn xiào
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to mock;
to be ridiculed;
to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
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