4 strokes
4 画
jiàn
jiàn
see
- see
- come into contact with
- be visible
- meet
- opinion
zài-jiàn
再见
n.
see you again; bye
jiàn-shí
见识
n. v.
experience
jiàn-xiào
见效
become effective; produce the desired result
jiàn-wén
见闻
n.
information
jiàn-miàn
见面
v.
meet
bài-jiàn
拜见
v.
pay a formal visit
kàn-jiàn
看见
v.
see
z
再见
adj.
higher (education)
yì-zhēn-jiàn-xiě
一针见血
be spot on
lù yáo zhī mǎ lì, rì jiǔ jiàn rén-xīn
路遥知马力，日久见人心
as distance tests a horse’s strength, time reveals a person’s earl character
jiàn-duō-shí-guǎng
见多识广
have a wide experience
bú-jiàn-guān-cai-bú-luò-lèi
不见棺材不落泪
not shed a tear until one sees the coffin; refuse be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
rén-zhě-jiàn-rén, zhì-zhě-jiàn-zhì
仁者见仁，智者见智
The benovolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom (different people have different views)
Usage 用法
meet
Wǒ jiàn guo tā.
我见过他。
I have met him before.
meet
Wǒ-men hǎo-xiàng zài nǎr jiàn guo.
我们好像在哪儿见过。
Apparently we’ve met somewhere before.
meet out
Míng-tiān jiàn, xiǎo-xīn diǎnr.
明天见，小心点儿。
See you tomorrow! Take care.
