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to meet; to see each other / CL:
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *見* | 見* | *見
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
HSK 1
to see
HSK 2
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight
HSK 7-9
to be witness to / witness / evidence
HSK 7-9
opinion / view / understanding
HSK 7-9
to have the desired effect
HSK 7-9
to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
HSK 7-9
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause
HSK 7-9
opinions differ (idiom)
HSK 7-9
please forgive me
to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *見* | 見* | *見
to appear / also written 現|现
shameful
to learn on the job / to be on probation
absurd / strange / (interj.) curse it! / to hell with it!
not fit to be seen by / should not be exposed to / can't bear to see
to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长 to be known for one's research)
what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience
(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable
(coll.) to bleed (esp. vaginal bleeding) / to suffer a financial loss
gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
eyewitness (to an incident) / witness (to a legal transaction)
to mind / to take offense
lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom) / fig. seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again
opinion / view / insight
seeing riches provokes evil designs
see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion
apprentice / probationer / cadet
to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty / never satisfied with what one has
(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces
to appear in the news / in the papers
to see the world / to broaden one's horizons
to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all; to be well accustomed (to sth)
(literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
please forgive me
(literary) to inform (me)
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
to have an audience (with the emperor)
(formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away
(lit.) to wither in the light of day / (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb) / (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls
to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom) / fig. to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul
(coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die
I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)
to die / lit. to visit Marx / to pass away
to be touched by a scene / to adapt to the situation
(coll.) every day
(measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square")
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom) / fig. to make the most of every opportunity
to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically / not tempted by riches
lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible / to believe whatever people suggest
meet and greet
(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
to counter every move / to be full of tricks
(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere; two-faced
upon seeing this, ... / in response, ...
payable at sight / payable to bearer
trainee
to hear what was said
short-sighted
to put into effect (idiom)
medical intern
medical intern
to forget loyalty when in love / hoes before bros
Antiaris toxicaria (botany)
your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit
to translate sth into action / to put sth into action
to take the bull by the horns (idiom)


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