See How Fast You Can Learn Chinese

Try our interactive spaced repetition demo—study your first words in 60 seconds

Interactive demo Takes 60 seconds No sign-up needed

Studying for the HSK? Don't like subscriptions? Try our one-time HSK Study Access package for $9.99 (PPP available).

Learn More

jiàn
HSK 3.0 Level 1

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

  1. 1. to see
  2. 2. to meet
  3. 3. to appear (to be sth)
  4. 4. to interview
  5. 5. opinion
  6. 6. view

Example Sentences

1 shown
我想 她。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 349675)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 见

一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū

one day apart seems like three years (idiom)

邪知邪见
xié zhī xié jiàn

false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism)

人见人爱
rén jiàn rén ài

loved by all

活见鬼
huó jiàn guǐ

what the hell; preposterous

延见
yán jiàn

to introduce

遇见
yù jiàn

to meet

见怪不怪
jiàn guài bù guài

to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected

见习员
jiàn xí yuán

trainee

开诚相见
kāi chéng xiāng jiàn

candid and open (idiom)

参见
cān jiàn

to refer to

持不同政见
chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn

(politically) dissenting

洞见
dòng jiàn

insight

难得一见
nán dé yī jiàn

rarely seen

见习医师
jiàn xí yī shī

medical intern

政见
zhèng jiàn

political views

患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng

true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)

常见问题
cháng jiàn wèn tí

common problems

已见分晓
yǐ jiàn fēn xiǎo

the result becomes apparent

后见之明
hòu jiàn zhī míng

hindsight

眼不见为净
yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng

what remains unseen is deemed to be clean

随处可见
suí chù kě jiàn

can be seen everywhere

闻见
wén jiàn

to smell

动见观瞻
dòng jiàn guān zhān

to be watched closely (idiom)

另见
lìng jiàn

cf.

小巫见大巫
xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū

lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)

见识浅
jiàn shi qiǎn

short-sighted

各执所见
gè zhí suǒ jiàn

each sticks to his own view

寻短见
xún duǎn jiàn

to commit suicide

见红
jiàn hóng

(coll.) to bleed (esp. vaginal bleeding)

创见
chuàng jiàn

an original idea

习见
xí jiàn

commonly seen

耳听为虚,眼见为实
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí

(idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing

见效
jiàn xiào

to have the desired effect

所见所闻
suǒ jiàn suǒ wén

what one hears and sees (idiom)

异见者
yì jiàn zhě

dissident

见财起意
jiàn cái qǐ yì

seeing riches provokes evil designs

见到
jiàn dào

to see

见报
jiàn bào

to appear in the news

眼见为实
yǎn jiàn wéi shí

seeing is believing

见色忘义
jiàn sè wàng yì

to forget loyalty when in love

见色忘友
jiàn sè wàng yǒu

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

闻名不如见面
wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn

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

偏见
piān jiàn

prejudice

不见了
bù jiàn le

to have disappeared

未必见得
wèi bì jiàn dé

not necessarily

眼不见,心不烦
yǎn bù jiàn , xīn bù fán

what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)

瞧见
qiáo jiàn

to see

见人说人话,见鬼说鬼话
jiàn rén shuō rén huà , jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà

(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations

不见一点踪影
bù jiàn yī diǎn zōng yǐng

no trace to be seen

见面会
jiàn miàn huì

meet and greet

目不忍见
mù bù rěn jiàn

see 目不忍視|目不忍视[mù bù rěn shì]

耳闻不如目见
ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn

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

坦诚相见
tǎn chéng xiāng jiàn

to trust one another fully

起见
qǐ jiàn

motive

短见
duǎn jiàn

short-sighted

高见
gāo jiàn

wise opinion

请别见怪
qǐng bié jiàn guài

please don't be upset

见长
jiàn cháng

to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise)

再见全垒打
zài jiàn quán lěi dǎ

walk-off home run

再发见
zài fā xiàn

rediscovery

见面礼
jiàn miàn lǐ

gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time

沥陈鄙见
lì chén bǐ jiàn

to state one's humble opinion (idiom)

识见
shí jiàn

knowledge and experience

见方
jiàn fāng

(measurement) (after a length) square (as in \10 feet square\)

碰见
pèng jiàn

to run into

不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)

见义勇为
jiàn yì yǒng wéi

to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth

显见
xiǎn jiàn

obvious

相见
xiāng jiàn

to see each other

见景生情
jiàn jǐng shēng qíng

to be touched by a scene

无主见
wú zhǔ jiàn

without one's own opinions

见招拆招
jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo

to counter every move

见面
jiàn miàn

to meet; to see each other

见贤思齐
jiàn xián sī qí

see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous

罕见
hǎn jiàn

rare

见证人
jiàn zhèng rén

eyewitness (to an incident)

见背
jiàn bèi

(formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away

见得
jiàn dé

to seem

见不得人
jiàn bu dé rén

shameful

谬见
miù jiàn

erroneous views

乐见其成
lè jiàn qí chéng

to look favorably on sth

显而易见
xiǎn ér yì jiàn

clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously

少见
shǎo jiàn

rare; seldom seen

可怜见
kě lián jiàn

(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb

见世面
jiàn shì miàn

to see the world

由此可见
yóu cǐ kě jiàn

from this, it can be seen that...

先见
xiān jiàn

foresight

屡见不鲜
lǚ jiàn bù xiān

a common occurrence (idiom)

觐见
jìn jiàn

to have an audience (with the Emperor)

层见迭出
céng jiàn dié chū

to occur frequently

会见
huì jiàn

to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī

lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)

图穷匕首见
tú qióng bǐ shǒu xiàn

see 圖窮匕見|图穷匕见[tú qióng bǐ xiàn]

望见
wàng jiàn

to espy

灼见
zhuó jiàn

to see clearly

公众意见
gōng zhòng yì jiàn

public opinion

预见
yù jiàn

to foresee

不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì

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

井蛙之见
jǐng wā zhī jiàn

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

创见性
chuàng jiàn xìng

original (idea, discovery etc)

看不见
kàn bu jiàn

cannot see

眼见
yǎn jiàn

to see with one's own eyes

英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüe4 tóng

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

引见
yǐn jiàn

to introduce (sb)

见地
jiàn dì

opinion

回见
huí jiàn

See you later!

梦见
mèng jiàn

to dream about (sth or sb)

各抒己见
gè shū jǐ jiàn

everyone gives their own view

回头见
huí tóu jiàn

See you!

见习
jiàn xí

to learn on the job

抬头不见低头见
tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn

(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly

少见多怪
shǎo jiàn duō guài

lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be be astonished by certain things (idiom)

不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn

lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)

一见钟情
yī jiàn zhōng qíng

to fall in love at first sight (idiom)

傲慢与偏见
ào màn yǔ piān jiàn

Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀[zhēn · ào sī tīng]

不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi

lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)

开门见山
kāi mén jiàn shān

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

好久不见
hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn

long time no see

何以见得
hé yǐ jiàn dé

how can one be sure?

一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě

lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)

可见
kě jiàn

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

远见卓识
yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí

visionary and sagacious (idiom)

拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì

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

想见
xiǎng jiàn

to infer

先见之明
xiān jiàn zhī míng

foresight

异见
yì jiàn

dissident

常见
cháng jiàn

commonly seen

深不见底
shēn bù jiàn dǐ

so deep one cannot see to the bottom

己见
jǐ jiàn

one's own viewpoint

见多识广
jiàn duō shí guǎng

experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)

歧见
qí jiàn

disagreement

图穷匕见
tú qióng bǐ xiàn

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)

见异思迁
jiàn yì sī qiān

to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty

撞见
zhuàng jiàn

to meet by accident

见闻
jiàn wén

what one has seen and heard

见诸行动
jiàn zhū xíng dòng

to translate sth into action

见爱
jiàn ài

(literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly

长见识
zhǎng jiàn shi

to gain knowledge and experience

前所未见
qián suǒ wèi jiàn

unprecedented

远见
yuǎn jiàn

foresight

接见
jiē jiàn

to receive sb

司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn

a common occurrence (idiom)

能见度
néng jiàn dù

visibility

仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng

when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)

见亮
jiàn liàng

please forgive me

偶见
ǒu jiàn

to happen upon

拜见
bài jiàn

to pay a formal visit

只见树木不见森林
zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín

unable to see the wood for the trees

吴牛见月
wú niú jiàn yuè

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

兵戎相见
bīng róng xiāng jiàn

to meet on the battlefield (idiom)

见谅
jiàn liàng

please forgive me

找见
zhǎo jiàn

to find (sth one has been looking for)

见好就收
jiàn hǎo jiù shōu

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

见猎心喜
jiàn liè xīn xǐ

lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom)

见票即付
jiàn piào jí fù

payable at sight

见风使舵
jiàn fēng shǐ duò

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

定见
dìng jiàn

firm view

不见得
bù jiàn de

not necessarily

所见即所得
suǒ jiàn jí suǒ dé

What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)

迂见
yū jiàn

absurd opinion

路见不平,拔刀相助
lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù

lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)

门户之见
mén hù zhī jiàn

sectarian bias

略见一斑
lüe4 jiàn yī bān

lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)

见习医生
jiàn xí yī shēng

medical intern

朝见
cháo jiàn

to have an audience (with the Emperor)

臆见
yì jiàn

subjective view

见外
jiàn wài

to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest

重见天日
chóng jiàn tiān rì

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

见访
jiàn fǎng

your visit (honorific)

见利忘义
jiàn lì wàng yì

lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom)

待见
dài jian

(coll.) to like

成见
chéng jiàn

preconceived idea

见之实施
jiàn zhī shí shī

to put into effect (idiom)

管见
guǎn jiàn

my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube)

相形见绌
xiāng xíng jiàn chù

to pale by comparison (idiom)

见风转舵
jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

见教
jiàn jiào

I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)

浅见
qiǎn jiàn

shallow opinion

各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn

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

见说
jiàn shuō

to hear what was said

管见所及
guǎn jiàn suǒ jí

in my humble opinion (idiom)

一见倾心
yī jiàn qīng xīn

love at first sight

听不见
tīng bu jiàn

not be able to hear

见驾
jiàn jià

to have an audience (with the emperor)

先见者
xiān jiàn zhě

seer

见阎王
jiàn yán wáng

to meet one's Maker

有主见
yǒu zhǔ jiàn

opinionated

见证
jiàn zhèng

to be witness to

明天见
míng tiān jiàn

see you tomorrow

清澈见底
qīng chè jiàn dǐ

water so clear you can see the bottom

听见风就是雨
tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ

lit. on hearing wind, to say rain

见马克思
jiàn mǎ kè sī

to die

目不见睫
mù bù jiàn jié

lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults

宿见
sù jiàn

long-held opinion

可见光
kě jiàn guāng

visible light

主见
zhǔ jiàn

one's own view; definite opinion

见风是雨
jiàn fēng shì yǔ

lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible

低头不见抬头见
dī tóu bù jiàn tái tóu jiàn

see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬头不见低头见[tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn]

赤诚相见
chì chéng xiàng jiàn

candidly sharing confidences

晋见
jìn jiàn

to have an audience with

愚见
yú jiàn

my humble opinion

路遥知马力,日久见人心
lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn

just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)

识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ

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

足见
zú jiàn

it goes to show that

喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn

to love to hear and see (idiom)

传见
chuán jiàn

to summon for an interview

一般见识
yī bān jiàn shi

to lower oneself to (sb's) level

召见
zhào jiàn

call in (one's subordinates)

见解
jiàn jiě

opinion

见缝插针
jiàn fèng chā zhēn

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

前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě

unique

禁见
jìn jiàn

to deny a detainee visitation privileges

见仁见智
jiàn rén jiàn zhì

opinions differ (idiom)

名不见经传
míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

(lit.) name not encountered in the classics

伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ

pitch-dark (idiom)

避不见面
bì bù jiàn miàn

to refuse to meet sb

见机行事
jiàn jī xíng shì

see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances

意见箱
yì jiàn xiāng

suggestion box

一孔之见
yī kǒng zhī jiàn

partial view

看得见
kàn dé jiàn

can see

眼见为实,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.

不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

not found in the classics (idiom); unknown

见天
jiàn tiān

(coll.) every day

眼见得
yǎn jiàn de

(dialect) obviously

见难而上
jiàn nán ér shàng

to take the bull by the horns (idiom)

见习生
jiàn xí shēng

apprentice

散见
sǎn jiàn

seen periodically

听得见
tīng dé jiàn

audible

真知灼见
zhēn zhī zhuó jiàn

penetrating insight

见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù

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

见闻有限
jiàn wén yǒu xiàn

to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)

看见
kàn jiàn

to see

拙见
zhuō jiàn

my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)

数见不鲜
shuò jiàn bù xiān

a common occurrence (idiom)

见怪
jiàn guài

to mind

百闻不如一见
bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

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

见缝就钻
jiàn fèng jiù zuān

lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)

固执己见
gù zhí jǐ jiàn

to persist in one's views

见鬼
jiàn guǐ

absurd

见光死
jiàn guāng sǐ

(lit.) to wither in the light of day

所见
suǒ jiàn

(literary) what one sees

各执己见
gè zhí jǐ jiàn

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

持不同政见者
chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn zhě

(political) dissident

一见如故
yī jiàn rú gù

familiarity at first sight

见利思义
jiàn lì sī yì

to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically

不见
bù jiàn

not to see

无颜见江东父老
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[xiàng yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)

捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)

仁者见仁,智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì

The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.

见笑
jiàn xiào

to mock

活久见
huó jiǔ jiàn

(neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything

听见
tīng jiàn

to hear

疏不见亲
shū bù jiàn qīn

lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives

见不得
jiàn bu dé

not fit to be seen by

面见
miàn jiàn

to meet face to face

见风使帆
jiàn fēng shǐ fān

lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

阎王好见,小鬼难当
yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng

lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)

鄙见
bǐ jiàn

(my) humble opinion

见识
jiàn shi

to gain first-hand knowledge of sth

瞥见
piē jiàn

to glimpse

瞅见
chǒu jiàn

to see

吹糠见米
chuī kāng jiàn mǐ

instant results

只见
zhǐ jiàn

to see (the same thing) over and over again

意见
yì jiàn

idea

见血封喉树
jiàn xuè fēng hóu shù

Antiaris toxicaria (botany)

有目共见
yǒu mù gòng jiàn

anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all

疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn

fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

再见
zài jiàn

goodbye

约见
yuē jiàn

to arrange an interview

见钱眼开
jiàn qián yǎn kāi

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

点见
diǎn jiàn

to check an amount

意见不合
yì jiàn bù hé

to disagree

相见恨晚
xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn

to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.

详见
xiáng jiàn

for further details, refer to

耶和华见证人
yē hé huá jiàn zhèng rén

Jehovah's Witnesses

叩见
kòu jiàn

to kowtow in salute

立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng

lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)

到处可见
dào chù kě jiàn

ubiquitous

丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó

lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)

视而不见
shì ér bù jiàn

to turn a blind eye to

见状
jiàn zhuàng

upon seeing this, ...

简略见告
jiǎn lüe4 jiàn gào

brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)