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

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
有眼力儿 yǒu yǎn lì jiàn r (dialect) alert; attentive; observant
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
清澈底 qīng chè jiàn dǐ water so clear you can see the bottom
沥陈鄙 lì chén bǐ jiàn to state one's humble opinion (idiom)
zhuó jiàn to see clearly; deep insight; profound view
无主 wú zhǔ jiàn without one's own opinions
无颜江东父老 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)
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
yì jiàn dissident; dissenting; dissent
者 yì jiàn zhě dissident
疏不亲 shū bù jiàn qīn lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives; blood is thicker than water (idiom)
疾风知劲草,烈火真金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister; to show one's true colors after a stern test
目不忍 mù bù rěn jiàn lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom); a scene too pitiful to behold
目不睫 mù bù jiàn jié lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults; to lack self-awareness; truths too close to home
看不 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible
眼不为净 yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng what remains unseen is deemed to be clean; what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
眼不,心不烦 yǎn bù jiàn , xīn bù fán what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
得 yǎn jiàn de (dialect) obviously; clearly
为实,耳听为虚 yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.