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[立杆見影] lìgānjiànyǐng lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results

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        lìkè, forthwith/immediate/prompt/promptly/straightway/thereupon/at once
        jiànlì, to establish/to set up/to found
        dúlì, [獨立], independent/independence/to stand alone
        lìjí, immediately
        Lì/lì, surname Li, to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at once/immed...
        lìchǎng, [立場], position/standpoint/CL:個|个[gè]
        chénglì, to establish/to set up/to be tenable/to hold water
        qǐlì, to stand/Stand up!
        lìmǎ, [立馬], at once/immediately/promptly/swiftly
        shèlì, [設立], to set up/to establish
        zhōulì, state-run
        gōnglì, public (e.g. school, hospital)
        gūlì, isolate/isolated
        lìzhèng, to stand straight/attention! (order to troops)
        shùlì, [樹立], to set up/to establish
        sīlì, private (company, school etc)
        zhōnglì, neutral/neutrality
        chuànglì, [創立], to establish/to set up/to found
        lìfǎ, to enact laws/to legislate/legislation
        lìàn, to register (to an official organism)/to file a case (for investigation)
        zhànlì, to stand/standing/on one's feet
        lìtǐ, [立體], three-dimensional/solid/stereoscopic
        zìlì, independent/self-reliant/self-sustaining/to stand on one's own feet/to support o...
        
        Lìtáowǎn, Lithuania
        duìlì, [對立], to oppose/to set sth against/to be antagonistic to/antithetical/relative opposit...
        zuòlìbùān, lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)/restless/fidgety
        guólì, [國立], national/state-run/public
        dàolì, a handstand/to turn upside down/to stand on one's head/upside down
        gūlìwúyuán, [孤立無援], isolated and without help
        zhílì, erect/upright/vertical
        yìlì, to tower/to stand straight (of person's bearing)
        lìzú, to stand/to have a footing/to be established/to base oneself on
        quèlì, [確立], to establish/to institute
        
        tèlìdúxíng, [特立獨行], to be unconventional/independence of action
        lìfāng, cube (math.)/abbr. for 立方體|立方体[lì fāng tǐ]/abbr. for 立方米[lì fāng mǐ]
        lìtǐshēng, [立體聲], stereo sound
        hèlìjīqún, [鶴立雞群], a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common/manifestly superior
        duìlìmiàn, [對立面], opposite/antonym/the opposite side (in a conflict)
        biāoxīnlìyì, [標新立異], to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
        
        
        
        chùlì, to tower/standing tall and upright (of large building)
        lìzúdiǎn, [立足點], foothold
        lìzhì, to be determined/to be resolved
        lìfāngtǐ, [立方體], cube/cubic
        
        
        lìgōng, to render meritorious service/to make worthy contributions/to distinguish onesel...
        Lìtáowǎnrén, Lithuanian (person)
        lìjiāoqiáo, [立交橋], overpass/flyover
        shìlì, municipal/city/city-run
        
        dúlìzìzhǔ, [獨立自主], independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination/to act independently/to m...
        dǐngtiānlìdì, [頂天立地], lit. able to support both heaven and earth/of indomitable spirit (idiom)
        sǒnglì, [聳立], to stand tall/to tower aloft
        lìshí, [立時], right away/quickly/immediately
        
        dāngjīlìduàn, [當機立斷], to make prompt decisions (idiom)
        dìnglì, [訂立], to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc)/to set up (a rule etc)
        tíngtíngyùlì, slender and elegant (of a woman)
        tǐnglì, to stand erect/to stand upright
        lìguó, [立國], to found a country
        
        chuànglìzhě, [創立者], founder
        
        
        chéngjiālìyè, [成家立業], to get married and start a career (idiom)/to settle down/to establish oneself
        lìxià, to set up/to establish
        
        dǐnglì, lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod/tripartite confrontation or balanc...
        fēnlì, to establish as separate entities/to divide (a company etc) into independent ent...
竿         lìgānjiànyǐng, [立竿見影], lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect/quick results
        
        
        shùlì, [豎立], to erect/to set upright/to stand
        Lìtǐpài, [立體派], Cubism
        Èlìtèlǐyà, [厄立特里亞], Eritrea
        zhùlì, [佇立], to stand for a long time
        
        
        
        
        
        línlì, to stand in great numbers
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        Tèlìnídá, [特立尼達], Trinidad
        érlìzhīnián, aged thirty (see 三十而立)
        
        
        ānshēnlìmìng, settle down and get on with one's pursuit
        shìbùliǎnglì, [勢不兩立], the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences/incompatible s...
        
        jiàngōnglìyè, [建功立業], to achieve or accomplish goals
        zhōnglìguó, [中立國], neutral country
        lìzhuàn, [立傳], to record sb's achievements in writing/to write a biography enhancing the subjec...
        
        
        lìtǐtú, [立體圖], three-dimensional figure/hologram/stereogram
        lìfǎwěiyuán, [立法委員], member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw)
        lìxiàng, [立項], to launch a project
        
        
        TèlìnídáhéDuōbāgē, [特立尼達和多巴哥], Trinidad and Tobago
        
        jiélì, to be alone/to stand in isolation
        
        
        
        
        
        lìfāngmǐ, cubic meter (unit of volume)
        
        
        
        
        
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        lìfǎhuì, [立法會], legislative council/LegCo (Hong Kong)
        
        
        
        
        sùlì, [肅立], to stand respectfully/(of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic
        
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        Shuānglìrén, [雙立人], J. A. Henckels (brand)
        
        
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        lìshēn, to stand up/to conduct oneself
        lìlùn, [立論], proposition/argument
        
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        shùbēilìzhuàn, [樹碑立傳], lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)/to monumentalize/to glorify/...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        lìfānggēn, cubic root (math.)
        Rìlì, Hitachi, Ltd.
        
        
        

        gān/gǎn, [桿], pole/CL:條|条[tiáo],根[gēn], stick/pole/lever/classifier for long objects such as g...
        lángān, [欄杆], railing/banister
        gǎnjūn, [桿菌], bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
        gānzi/gǎnzi, [桿子], pole, pole/stick/club/gang of bandits
        qígān, flagpole
线         diànxiàngān/diànxiàngǎn, [電線杆]/[電線桿], electric pole/telephone pole/lamppost/CL:根[gēn], electric pole/telephone pole/la...
        gànggǎn, [槓桿], lever/pry bar/crowbar/financial leverage
        wéigān, mast
        cāozònggǎn, [操縱桿], joystick/control lever
        tuīgān, [推桿], push rod or tappet (mechanics)/putter (golf)/to putt (golf)
        chēnggāntiào, [撐桿跳], pole-vaulting
        dàchánggǎnjūn, [大腸桿菌], Escherichia coli (E. coli)
        biāogān, [標杆], surveyor's pole/post (used for a landmark)/CL:根[gēn]/(fig.) goal/model/benchmark
        
        
        
        diàogān, a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
        
        
        bǐgǎnzi, [筆桿子], pen/an effective writer
        qiānggǎn, [槍桿], gun barrel
        lāgān, tension bar
        diàngān/diàngǎn, [電杆]/[電桿], electric pole/telephone pole, electric pole/telegraph pole
        
        biànsùgǎn, [變速桿], gear lever/stick shift
        
        
        

        jiàn/xiàn, [見], to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview, to appear/also written 現|现[xi...
        kànjiàn, [看見], to see/to catch sight of
        zàijiàn, [再見], goodbye/see you again later
        jiàndào, [見到], to see
        jiànmiàn, [見面], to meet/to see each other/CL:次[cì]
        yìjiàn, [意見], idea/opinion/suggestion/objection/complaint/CL:點|点[diǎn],條|条[tiáo]
        tīngjiàn, [聽見], to hear
        jiànguǐ, [見鬼], curse it!/to hell with it!
        bùjiàn, [不見], not to see/not to meet/to have disappeared/to be missing
        yùjiàn, [遇見], to meet
        
        huìjiàn, [會見], to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)/CL:次[cì]
        xiǎngjiàn, [想見], to infer/to gather
        jiànshi, [見識], to gain first-hand knowledge of sth/to experience for oneself/knowledge/experien...
        huíjiàn, [回見], See you later!
        jiànzhèng, [見證], to be witness to/witness/evidence
        mèngjiàn, [夢見], to dream about (sth or sb)/to see in a dream
        yùjiàn, [預見], to foresee/to predict/to forecast/to envision/foresight/intuition/vision
        piānjiàn, [偏見], prejudice
        chángjiàn, [常見], commonly seen/common/to see sth frequently
        hǎnjiàn, [罕見], rare/rarely seen
        xiǎnéryìjiàn, [顯而易見], clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously/clearly/it goes without saying
        qǐjiàn, [起見], motive/purpose/(sth) being the motive or purpose
        pèngjiàn, [碰見], to run into/to meet (unexpectedly)/to bump into
        xiāngjiàn, [相見], to see each other/to meet in person
        shǎojiàn, [少見], rare/not familiar (to the speaker)/sth rarely experience/hard to see
        shìérbùjiàn, [視而不見], to turn a blind eye to/to ignore
        yījiànzhōngqíng, [一見鐘情], love at first sight (idiom)
        zhuàngjiàn, [撞見], to meet by accident
        kàndéjiàn, [看得見], can see/visible
        qiáojiàn, [瞧見], to see
        jiànjiě, [見解], opinion/view/understanding
        kāiménjiànshān, [開門見山], lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idio...
        jiànbudérén, [見不得人], shameful
        yuǎnjiàn, [遠見], vision
        jiējiàn, [接見], to receive sb/to grant an interview
        kějiàn, [可見], it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)/it is (thus) clear/clear/visible
        jiànmiànhuì, [見面會], meet and greet
        chéngjiàn, [成見], preconceived idea/bias/prejudice
        yǐnjiàn, [引見], to introduce (sb)/(esp.) to present to the emperor
        cānjiàn, [參見], to refer to/see also/compare (cf.)/to pay respect to
        jiànzhèngrén, [見證人], eyewitness (to an incident)/witness (to a legal transaction)
        zhǔjiàn, [主見], one's own view/having definite opinions
        bùjiànde, [不見得], not necessarily/not likely
        jiànxiào, [見效], to have the desired effect
        gāojiàn, [高見], wise opinion/brilliant idea (honorific)
        zhèngjiàn, [政見], political views
        qiánsuǒwèijiàn, [前所未見], unprecedented/never seen before
        jiànliàng, [見諒], please forgive me
        
        
        jiàndì, [見地], opinion/view/insight
        yǎnjiànwéishí, [眼見為實], seeing is believing
        gùzhíjǐjiàn, [固執己見], to persist in one's views
        bàijiàn, [拜見], to pay a formal visit/to call to pay respects/to meet one's senior or superior
        yǎnjiàn, [眼見], to see with one's own eyes/very soon
        yīzhēnjiànxiě, [一針見血], lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)/fig. to hit the nail on the head
        jiànwài, [見外], to regard sb as an outsider
        
        jiànguài, [見怪], to mind/to take offense
        
        jiànxí, [見習], to learn on the job/to be on probation
        sīkōngjiànguàn, [司空見慣], a common occurrence (idiom)
        jiànbào, [見報], to appear in the news/in the papers
        zhàojiàn, [召見], call in (one's subordinates)/summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interv...
        tǎnchéngxiāngjiàn, [坦誠相見], to trust one another fully/to treat sb with sincerity
        suǒjiànsuǒwén, [所見所聞], what one hears and sees (idiom)
        xiǎowūjiàndàwū, [小巫見大巫], lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)/fig. to pale into ins...
        jiànguàibùguài, [見怪不怪], to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected/not to wonder at strange sights
        piējiàn, [瞥見], to glimpse
        jǐjiàn, [己見], one's own viewpoint
        
        jiànyìyǒngwéi, [見義勇為], to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up br...
        
        chóngjiàntiānrì, [重見天日], to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
        yuējiàn, [約見], to arrange an interview/an appointment (with the foreign ambassador)
        néngjiàndù, [能見度], visibility
        jiànmiànlǐ, [見面禮], gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
        
        xiāngxíngjiànchù, [相形見絀], to pale by comparison (idiom)
        xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
广         jiànduōshíguǎng, [見多識廣], experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)
        míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn, [名不見經傳], (lit.) name not encountered in the classics/unknown (person)/nobody
        
        jìnjiàn, [晉見], to have an audience with
        yījiànrúgù, [一見如故], familiarity at first sight
        jiàncháng, [見長], to be good at sth/one's forte
        bōyúnjiànrì, [撥雲見日], lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
        yījiànqīngxīn, [一見傾心], love at first sight
        
        
        lǚjiànbùxiān, [屢見不鮮], a common occurrence (idiom)
        
        jiànfāng, [見方], a (10 meter) square/a square of given side
        yuǎnjiànzhuóshí, [遠見卓識], visionary and sagacious (idiom)
竿         lìgānjiànyǐng, [立竿見影], lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect/quick results
        xúnduǎnjiàn, [尋短見], to commit suicide
        zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu, [捉襟見肘], lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)/strapped for cash/unable t...
        jiànwén, [見聞], what one has seen and heard/knowledge/one's experience
        wàngjiàn, [望見], to espy/to spot
        jiànrénjiànzhì, [見仁見智], opinions differ (idiom)
        
        
        bīngróngxiāngjiàn, [兵戎相見], to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
        
        jiànyìsīqiān, [見異思遷], to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty/never...
        xiāngjiànhènwǎn, [相見恨晚], to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally./It fee...
        jiànxíshēng, [見習生], apprentice/probationer/cadet
        
        kějiànguāng, [可見光], visible light/light in optical spectrum
        jiàntiān, [見天], (coll.) every day
        
        bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn, [百聞不如一見], seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself i...
        chǒujiàn, [瞅見], to see
        gèchíjǐjiàn, [各持己見], each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
        gèshūjǐjiàn, [各抒己見], everyone gives their own view
        
        
        
        jiànxiào, [見笑], to mock/to be ridiculed/to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble...
        yóucǐkějiàn, [由此可見], from this, it can be seen that...
        
        
        zhēnzhīzhuójiàn, [真知灼見], penetrating insight
        chuàngjiàn, [創見], an original idea
        
        xǐwénlèjiàn, [喜聞樂見], to love to hear and see (idiom)/well received/to one's liking
        
        
        jiànfèngchāzhēn, [見縫插針], lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every secon...
        yìjiànxiāng, [意見箱], suggestion box
        
        jiànfēngzhuǎnduò, [見風轉舵], lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically/to be flex...
        cháojiàn, [朝見], to have an audience (with the Emperor)
        
        
        ménhùzhījiàn, [門戶之見], sectarian bias/parochialism
        
        duǎnjiàn, [短見], short-sighted/suicide
        
        xiǎnjiàn, [顯見], obvious/clearly visible
        
        
        
        guǎnjiàn, [管見], my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube)/my limited understanding/my opin...
        
        
        qiǎnjiàn, [淺見], shallow opinion/humble opinion
        jiànjiào, [見教], I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)
        
        jiànzhuàng, [見狀], upon seeing this, .../in response, ...
        
        zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín, [只見樹木不見森林], unable to see the wood for the trees/fig. only able to see isolated details, and...

        diànyǐng, [電影], movie/film/CL:部[bù],片[piàn],幕[mù],場|场[chǎng]
        yǐngxiǎng, [影響], influence/effect/to influence/to affect (usually adversely)/to disturb/CL:股[gǔ]
        yǐng, picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace
        shèyǐngshī, [攝影師], photographer/cameraman
        shèyǐng, [攝影], to take a photograph/photography/to shoot (a movie)
        yīnyǐng, [陰影], (lit. and fig.) shadow
        yǐngpiàn, film/movie/CL:部[bù]
        yǐngxiàng, image
        yǐngzi, shadow/reflection/(fig.) hint/indication/influence/CL:個|个[gè]
        shèyǐngjī, [攝影機], camera/movie camera
        diànyǐngyuàn, [電影院], cinema/movie theater/CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]
        yǐngxiǎnglì, [影響力], influence/impact
        yǐngxīng, film star
        huànyǐng, phantom/mirage
        shèyǐngpéng, [攝影棚], film studio/television studio
        yǐngmí, film enthusiast/movie fan/CL:個|个[gè]
        yǐngyuàn, cinema/movie theater
        héyǐng, to take a joint photo/group photo
        shēnyǐng, silhouette/figure
        zōngyǐng, [蹤影], trace/vestige/presence
        diànyǐngjié, [電影節], film festival/CL:屆|届[jiè]
        wúyǐngwúzōng, [無影無蹤], to disappear without trace (idiom)
        xíngyǐngbùlí, [形影不離], inseparable (as form and shadow)
        
        dàoyǐng, inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
        ànyǐng, shadow/umbra
        yǐngshè, to refer obliquely to/to insinuate/innuendo
        yǐngyìn, photographic reproduction/photocopying/photo-offset
        yǐngshì, [影視], movies and television
        yǐngdié, DVD/CL:片[piàn],張|张[zhāng]
        yǐngjí, photo album/CL:本[běn]/(TV) series
        pàoyǐng, lit. froth and shadows/fig. illusion/mirage
        diànyǐngpiào, [電影票], cinema ticket
        bèiyǐng, rear view/figure seen from behind/view of the back (of a person or object)
        rúyǐngsuíxíng, [如影隨形], as the shadow follows the body (idiom)/closely associated with each other/to fol...
        yǐngpíng, [影評], film review
        suōyǐng, [縮影], miniature version of sth/microcosm/epitome/(Tw) to microfilm
        lùyǐng, [錄影], to videotape/to videorecord
        diànyǐngjiè, [電影界], moviedom/the world of movies/film circles
        hēiyǐng, shadow/darkness/twilight
        
        tóuyǐng, to project/a projection
        
        xíngdānyǐngzhī, [形單影隻], lonely soul/solitary
        bǔfēngzhuōyǐng, [捕風捉影], lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusati...
        shèyǐng, projection (geometry)/projective
        tóuyǐngyí, [投影儀], projector
        
        shèyǐngjiā, [攝影家], photographer
        
        
        jiǎnyǐng, paper-cut silhouette/outline/sketch
        guāngyǐng, light and shadow/sunlight and shade
        yǐngyīn, recorded media (CD and DVD)/sound and movies
        
        cèyǐng, [側影], profile/silhouette
        liúyǐng, to take a photo as a souvenir/a souvenir photo
        yǐngtán, [影壇], moviedom/the world of movies/film circles
        yǐngyè, [影業], film industry
        
        
        
        
        
        chóngyǐng, overlapping images/double exposure of photo (e.g. due to fault or motion of came...
        
竿         lìgānjiànyǐng, [立竿見影], lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect/quick results
        
        
        qiànyǐng, beautiful image of a woman
        
        
        
        xiǎnyǐng, [顯影], (photographic processing) to develop
        
        
        
        
        
        yǐngdiéjī, [影碟機], DVD player
        yǐngzhǎn, film festival/photography exhibition
        yǐngyìnběn, a photocopy
        
        
        
        
        
        
        fúguānglüèyǐng, flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)/blurred scenery/cursory/superficial
        
        
        
        
        
        dìngyǐng, to fix a photographic image
        
        
        dāoguāngxuèyǐng, massacre
        
        píyǐngxì, [皮影戲], shadow play
        
        
        
        

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