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								Pinyin 
								jiàn、 xiàn 
							
							
							
							
								Definition
								to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview, appear
							 
							
						 
						
         			                         
                                                                                                                                                  见  
jiàn  
〈动〉  
【本义】:看见,看到  
【造字法】:会意。甲骨文字形,上面是“目”,下面是“人”。在人的头上加只眼睛,就是为了突出眼睛的作用。  
1. 同本义 (see; catch sight of)  
2. 进见; 会见 (meet; call on)  
   Example: 扁鹊复见。  
3. 遇到; 碰见 (come into contact with; be exposed to)  
4. 指死——主要用于口语中 (kick)  
5. 听到 (listen)  
6. 观察; 知道; 了解 (observe; know)  
7. 比试; 较量 (match)  
见  
jiàn  
〈名〉  
1. 看法,见解 (opinion)  
   Example: 又如:依我之见; 政见; 我见; 各抒己见; 各执己见; 固执己见; 主见  
2. 见识 (view)  
   Example: 如:浅见; 偏见; 见趣(见识情趣); 见短(见识短浅)  
见  
jiàn  
〈助〉  
1. 表示被动,相当于“被” (be + past participle)  
   Example: 又如:见笑于人; 见执(被捉拿); 见害(被害); 见款(承蒙款待)  
2. 用在动词前面表示对我怎么样  
   Example: 又如:见告; 见示; 见教  
3. 用在动词后表示结果  
   Example: 如:碰见; 闻见; 听见  
见  
jiàn  
〈形〉  
1. 现有的 (available)  
   Example: 如:见力(现有的兵力)  
2. 明显的 (visible)  
3. 每 (every)  
   Example: 又如:见年(每年); 见天见地(每天)  
4. 另见 xiàn  
见  
xiàn  
〈动〉  
1. “现”的古字。显现; 出现; 实现 (appear)  
2. 介绍,推荐 (recommend)  
见  
xiàn  
〈形〉  
1. (“现”的古字)  
2. 现有; 现成 (available; ready-made)  
3. 现在 (now)  
4. 另见 jiàn  
见  
xiàn  
〈动〉  
1. “现”的古字。显现; 出现; 实现 (appear)  
2. 介绍,推荐 (recommend)  
见  
xiàn  
〈形〉  
1. (“现”的古字)  
2. 现有; 现成 (available; ready-made)  
3. 现在 (now)  
4. 另见 jiàn                                                                                                                             
						 
						
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to refer to / see also / compare (cf.) / to pay respect to
								                
                                                                    								               
									              only see / only to see / Tadami
								                
                                                                    								               
									              call in (one's subordinates) / summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview
								                
                                                                    								               
									              visionary and sagacious (idiom)
								                
                                                                    								               
									              excellent opinion / brilliant idea
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause
								                
                                                                    								               
									              the real intention is revealed in the end
								                
                                                                    								               
									              commit suicide / seek one's own destruction
								                
                                                                    								               
									              rare / not familiar (to the speaker) / sth rarely experience / hard to see
								                
                                                                    								               
									              a common occurrence (idiom)
								                
                                                                    								               
									              lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison
								                
                                                                    								               
									              everyone gives their own view
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently
								                
                                                                    								               
									              idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              (coll.) pitiable / to have pity on sb
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to mind / to take offense
								                
                                                                    								               
									              a common occurrence (idiom)
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                 兵 戎 相 见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn 
 
									              to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                 低 头 不 见 抬 头 见 dī tóu bú jiàn tái tóu jiàn 
 
									              see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬头不见低头见[tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4]
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                 抬 头 不 见 低 头 见 tái tóu bú jiàn dī tóu jiàn 
 
									              (idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior
								                
                                                                    								               
									              lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to receive sb / to grant an interview
								                
                                                                    								               
									              goodbye / see you again later
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
								                
                                                                    								               
									              obvious / clearly visible
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              clear and distinct / clearly visible / apparent / legible
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              to dream about (sth or sb) / to see in a dream
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                 不 见 棺 材 不 掉 泪 bù jiàn guān cái bù diào lèi 
 
									              No tears if you don't see the coffin
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              have an inkling of the matter / begin to take shape
								                
                                                                    								               
									              disagreement / differing interpretations
								                
                                                                    								               
									              water so clear you can see the bottom
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              to see clearly / deep insight / profound view
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                 伸 手 不 见 五 指 shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ 
 
									              pitch-dark (idiom)
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) / CL:次[ci4]
								                
                                                                    								               
									              upon seeing this, ... / in response, ...
								                
                                                                    								               
									              from this, it can be seen that...
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              to see each other / to meet in person
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to see / to catch sight of
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to see with one's own eyes / very soon
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              to run into / to meet (unexpectedly) / to bump into
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to learn on the job / to be on probation
								                
                                                                    								               
									              detect / get a glimpse of / catch a glimpse of
								                
                                                                    								               
									              lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect / quick results
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to pale by comparison (idiom)
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              to lower oneself to sb's level / to argue with sb less well-informed
								                
                                                                    								               
									              lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
								                
                                                                    								               
									              not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              to meet / to see each other / CL:次[ci4]
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to be good at sth / one's forte
								                
                                                                    								               
									              opinion / view / understanding
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              to have an audience (with the Emperor)
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              to be witness to / witness / evidence
								                
                                                                    								               
									              for further details, refer to
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              it goes to show that / one can see
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              love at first sight (idiom)
								                
                                                                    								               
									              what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to foresee / to predict / to forecast / to envision / foresight / intuition / vision