Usage of the character 見

(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

xúnduǎnjiàn

寻短见

[尋短見]

to commit suicide

zhǎngjiànshi

长见识

[長見識]

to gain knowledge and experience

jiànxíshēng

见习生

[見習生]

apprentice
probationer
cadet

jiànshìmiàn

见世面

[見世面]

to see the world
to broaden one's horizons

jiànxíyuán

见习员

[見習員]

trainee

huójiànguǐ

活见鬼

[活見鬼]

what the hell; preposterous

yǎnjiànde

眼见得

[眼見得]

(dialect) obviously
clearly

huítóujiàn

回头见

[回頭見]

See you!
Bye!

jiànguàibùguài

见怪不怪

[見怪不怪]

to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all; to be well accustomed (to sth)

gōngzhòngyìjiàn

公众意见

[公眾意見]

public opinion

xǐwénlèjiàn

喜闻乐见

[喜聞樂見]

to love to hear and see (idiom)
well received
to one's liking

jiànpiàojífù

见票即付

[見票即付]

payable at sight
payable to bearer

yījiànrúgù

一见如故

[一見如故]

familiarity at first sight

lèjiànqíchéng

乐见其成

[樂見其成]

to look favorably on sth
would be glad see it happen

suǒjiànsuǒwén

所见所闻

[所見所聞]

what one hears and sees (idiom)

shíwēijiànjǐ

识微见几

[識微見幾]

lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)

wèibìjiàndé

未必见得

[未必見得]

not necessarily
that's not sure

lìchénbǐjiàn

沥陈鄙见

[瀝陳鄙見]

to state one's humble opinion (idiom)

jiànqiányǎnkāi

见钱眼开

[見錢眼開]

to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
money-grubbing

suíchùkějiàn

随处可见

[隨處可見]

can be seen everywhere

bùjiànjīngzhuàn

不见经传

[不見經傳]

not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
unfounded
not authoritative

jiànxíyīshēng

见习医生

[見習醫生]

medical intern

lüèjiànyībān

略见一斑

[略見一斑]

lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)
fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture

yījiànqīngxīn

一见倾心

[一見傾心]

love at first sight

céngxiàn-diéchū

层见迭出

[層見迭出]

variant of 層見疊出／层见叠出 (céngxián-diéchu)

jiànlièxīnxǐ

见猎心喜

[見獵心喜]

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

jiànzhīshíshī

见之实施

[見之實施]

to put into effect (idiom)

yuǎnjiànzhuóshí

远见卓识

[遠見卓識]

visionary and sagacious (idiom)

lüjiànbùxiān

屡见不鲜

[屢見不鮮]

a common occurrence (idiom)

shuòjiànbùxiān

数见不鲜

[數見不鮮]

a common occurrence (idiom)

jiànwényǒuxiàn

见闻有限

[見聞有限]

to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)

shǎojiànduōguài

少见多怪

[少見多怪]

lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be be astonished by certain things (idiom)
fig. to be taken aback by sth because of one's lack of sophistication; naive; unworldy

yǒumùgòngjiàn

有目共见

[有目共見]

anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all
sth speaks for itself
is there for all to see

xiǎn'éryìjiàn

显而易见

[顯而易見]

clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
clearly
it goes without saying

dàochùkějiàn

到处可见

[到處可見]

ubiquitous
commonplace
found everywhere

gèzhíjǐjiàn

各执己见

[各執己見]

each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf

xiānjiànzhīmíng

先见之明

[先見之明]

foresight

chuīkāngjiànmǐ

吹糠见米

[吹糠見米]

instant results
lit. blow the husk and see the rice

bìbùjiànmiàn

避不见面

[避不見面]

to refuse to meet sb
to avoid sb

kāichéngxiāngjiàn

开诚相见

[開誠相見]

candid and open (idiom)

mùbùrěnjiàn

目不忍见

[目不忍見]

see 目不忍視／目不忍视 (mùbùrěnshì)

jiànnán'érshàng

见难而上

[見難而上]

to take the bull by the horns (idiom)

jiànxiánsīqí

见贤思齐

[見賢思齊]

see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous
Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.

jiànjīxíngshì

见机行事

[見機行事]

see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances
to play it by ear
to use one's discretion

jiànlìsīyì

见利思义

[見利思義]

to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically
not tempted by riches

Wúniújiànyuè

吴牛见月

[吳牛見月]

cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun

yībānjiànshi

一般见识

[一般見識]

(idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level

héyǐjiàndé

何以见得

[何以見得]

how can one be sure?

jiànfēngzhuǎnduò

见风转舵

[見風轉舵]

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

lìgānjiànyǐng

立竿见影

[立竿見影]

lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
fig. to get instant results

jiànyìsīqiān

见异思迁

[見異思遷]

to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty
never satisfied with what one has

yǐjiànfēnxiǎo

已见分晓

[已見分曉]

the result becomes apparent
(after) the dust has settled

jiànhǎojiùshōu

见好就收

[見好就收]

(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop

jiànfèngjiùzuān

见缝就钻

[見縫就鑽]

lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)
fig. to make the most of every opportunity

bùjiànbùsàn

不见不散

[不見不散]

lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
fig. Be sure to wait!
See you there!

jiàncáiqǐyì

见财起意

[見財起意]

seeing riches provokes evil designs

qīngchèjiàndǐ

清澈见底

[清澈見底]

water so clear you can see the bottom

jiànfèngchāzhēn

见缝插针

[見縫插針]

lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch

gùzhíjǐjiàn

固执己见

[固執己見]

to persist in one's views

bōyúnjiànrì

拨云见日

[撥雲見日]

lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice

jiànjǐngshēngqíng

见景生情

[見景生情]

to be touched by a scene
to adapt to the situation

ménhùzhījiàn

门户之见

[門戶之見]

sectarian bias
parochialism

jiànxíyīshī

见习医师

[見習醫師]

medical intern

jiànlìwàngyì

见利忘义

[見利忘義]

lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom)
fig. to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul

jiànfēngshǐduò

见风使舵

[見風使舵]

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

jiànwēizhīzhù

见微知著

[見微知著]

one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

kāiménjiànshān

开门见山

[開門見山]

lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

nándéyījiàn

难得一见

[難得一見]

rarely seen

jiǎnlüèjiàngào

简略见告

[簡略見告]

brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)

xiāngjiànhènwǎn

相见恨晚

[相見恨晚]

to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.
It feels like we have known each other all along.

jiàn Mǎkèsī

见马克思

[見馬克思]

to die
lit. to visit Marx
to pass away

jiànzhūxíngdòng

见诸行动

[見諸行動]

to translate sth into action
to put sth into action

hòujiànzhīmíng

后见之明

[後見之明]

hindsight

jiànsèwàngyǒu

见色忘友

[見色忘友]

to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love

jiànfēngshìyǔ

见风是雨

[見風是雨]

lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible
to believe whatever people suggest

hǎojiǔbujiàn

好久不见

[好久不見]

long time no see

chìchéngxiàngjiàn

赤诚相见

[赤誠相見]

candidly sharing confidences

zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu

捉襟见肘

[捉襟見肘]

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
strapped for cash
unable to make ends meet

gèzhísuǒjiàn

各执所见

[各執所見]

each sticks to his own view

gèchíjǐjiàn

各持己见

[各持己見]

each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout

yīkǒngzhījiàn

一孔之见

[一孔之見]

partial view; limited outlook

yīzhēnjiànxiě

一针见血

[一針見血]

lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
fig. to hit the nail on the head

jǐngwāzhījiàn

井蛙之见

[井蛙之見]

the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view

jiànfēngshǐfān

见风使帆

[見風使帆]

lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

gèshūjǐjiàn

各抒己见

[各抒己見]

everyone gives their own view

tǎnchéngxiāngjiàn

坦诚相见

[坦誠相見]

to trust one another fully
to treat sb with sincerity

jiànyìyǒngwéi

见义勇为

[見義勇為]

to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
acting heroically in a just cause

yījiànzhōngqíng

一见钟情

[一見鍾情]

to fall in love at first sight (idiom)

jiànduōshíguǎng

见多识广

[見多識廣]

experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)

túqióngbǐxiàn

图穷匕见

[圖窮匕見]

lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政 ( Yíng Zhèng) by Jing Ke 荊軻／荆轲 ( Jīng Kē) in 227 BC) (idiom)
fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent

yǎnjiànwéishí

眼见为实

[眼見為實]

seeing is believing

chóngjiàntiānrì

重见天日

[重見天日]

to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression

yóucǐkějiàn

由此可见

[由此可見]

from this, it can be seen that...

xiāngxíngjiànchù

相形见绌

[相形見絀]

to pale by comparison (idiom)

bùjiàntiānrì

不见天日

[不見天日]

all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice

xiézhīxiéjiàn

邪知邪见

[邪知邪見]

false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism)

chángjiànwèntí

常见问题

[常見問題]

common problems
FAQ

shūbùjiànqīn

疏不见亲

[疏不見親]

lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
blood is thicker than water (idiom)

bīngróngxiāngjiàn

兵戎相见

[兵戎相見]

to meet on the battlefield (idiom)

rénjiànrén'ài

人见人爱

[人見人愛]

loved by all
to have universal appeal

qiánsuǒwèijiàn

前所未见

[前所未見]

unprecedented
never seen before

guǎnjiànsuǒjí

管见所及

[管見所及]

in my humble opinion (idiom)

shēnbùjiàndǐ

深不见底

[深不見底]

so deep one cannot see to the bottom
limitless

yìjiànbùhé

意见不合

[意見不合]

to disagree
dissent

sīkōngjiànguàn

司空见惯

[司空見慣]

a common occurrence (idiom)

jiànrénjiànzhì

见仁见智

[見仁見智]

opinions differ (idiom)

zhēnzhīzhuójiàn

真知灼见

[真知灼見]

penetrating insight

qǐngbiéjiànguài

请别见怪

[請別見怪]

please don't be upset
no hard feelings
absit iniuria verbis
let injury by words be absent

jiànsèwàngyì

见色忘义

[見色忘義]

to forget loyalty when in love
hoes before bros

mùbùjiànjié

目不见睫

[目不見睫]

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

yījiàngāodī

一见高低

[一見高低]

lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
fig. to cross swords with
to lock horns

shì'érbùjiàn

视而不见

[視而不見]

(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore

céngxiàn-diéchū

层见叠出

[層見疊出]

(idiom) to occur frequently; to occur repeatedly

dòngjiànguānzhān

动见观瞻

[動見觀瞻]

to be watched closely (idiom)

jiànbudérén

见不得人

[見不得人]

shameful

jiànzhāochāizhāo

见招拆招

[見招拆招]

to counter every move
to be full of tricks

xiǎowūjiàndàwū

小巫见大巫

[小巫見大巫]

lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)
fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison

Aòmànyǔ Piānjiàn

傲慢与偏见

[傲慢與偏見]

Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀／珍·奥斯汀 ( Zhēn· Aòsītīng)

jiànxuèfēnghóushù

见血封喉树

[見血封喉樹]

Antiaris toxicaria (botany)

túqióngbǐshǒuxiàn

图穷匕首见

[圖窮匕首見]

see 圖窮匕見／图穷匕见 (túqióngbǐxiàn)

chíbùtóngzhèngjiàn

持不同政见

[持不同政見]

(politically) dissenting
dissident

zàijiànquánlěidǎ

再见全垒打

[再見全壘打]

walk-off home run

yǒuyǎnlìjiànr

有眼力见儿

[有眼力見兒]

(dialect) alert
attentive
observant

huànnànjiànzhēnqíng

患难见真情

[患難見真情]

true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties

suǒjiànjísuǒdé

所见即所得

[所見即所得]

What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)

yǎnbùjiànwéijìng

眼不见为净

[眼不見為淨]

what remains unseen is deemed to be clean
what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)

míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn

名不见经传

[名不見經傳]

(lit.) name not encountered in the classics
unknown (person)
nobody

Yēhéhuá Jiànzhèngrén

耶和华见证人

[耶和華見證人]

Jehovah's Witnesses

shēnshǒubùjiànwǔzhǐ

伸手不见五指

[伸手不見五指]

pitch-dark (idiom)

chíbùtóngzhèngjiànzhě

持不同政见者

[持不同政見者]

(political) dissident

yīngxióngsuǒjiànlüètóng

英雄所见略同

[英雄所見略同]

lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.

ěrwénbùrúmùjiàn

耳闻不如目见

[耳聞不如目見]

seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

bùjiànyīdiǎnzōngyǐng

不见一点踪影

[不見一點蹤影]

no trace to be seen

bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn

百闻不如一见

[百聞不如一見]

seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
seeing is believing

tīngjiànfēngjiùshìyǔ

听见风就是雨

[聽見風就是雨]

lit. on hearing wind, to say rain
to agree uncritically with whatever people say
to parrot other people's words
to chime in with others

wénmíngbùrújiànmiàn

闻名不如见面

[聞名不如見面]

knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)

wúyánjiàn Jiāngdōngfùlǎo

无颜见江东父老

[無顏見江東父老]

(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 ( Xiàng Yǔ), who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)

bùjiàntùzibùsāyīng

不见兔子不撒鹰

[不見兔子不撒鷹]