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[見微知著] jiànwēizhīzhù one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

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        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...

        wēixiào, smile/CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]/to smile
        shāowēi, a little bit
        Wēi/wēi, surname Wei/ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing/Taiwan pr. [Wéi], t...
        qīngwēi, [輕微], slight/light/trivial/to a small extent
        wēibōlú, [微波爐], microwave oven/CL:臺|台[tái]
        wēimiào, subtle
        wēixíng, miniature/micro-/tiny
        wēiruò, weak/faint/feeble
        wēibùzúdào, negligible/insignificant
        wēixiǎo, minute (i.e. extremely small)/infinitesimal
        wēifēng, [微風], breeze/light wind
        xiǎnwēijìng, [顯微鏡], microscope/CL:臺|台[tái]
        bēiwēi, lowly/humble
        wēilì, speck/particle
        xìwēi, [細微], tiny/minute/fine/subtle/sensitive (instruments)
        wēibō, ripple/microwave
        wēiliàng, a smidgen/minute/micro-/trace (element)
        wēijīfēn, [微積分], calculus/differentiation and integration/calculus of infinitesimals 微 and integr...
        
        wēishēngwù, microorganism
        wēiguāng, glimmer
        wēihūqíwēi, a tiny bit/very little/next to nothing (idiom)
        wēiwēi, slight/faint/humble
        wēiliàngyuánsù, trace element (chemistry)
        wēibó, scanty/meager
        lüèwēi, a little bit/slightly
        wēichǔlǐqì, [微處理器], microprocessor
        wúwēibùzhì, [無微不至], in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
        
        
        dīwēi, meager (wages)/humble (social status)/feeble (voice)
        
        wēimǐ, micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)
        tǐtiērùwēi, [體貼入微], to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care
        wēiguān, [微觀], micro-/subatomic
        
        
        wēifēn, (math.) differential (of a function)/differential (equation etc)/to differentiat...
        wēishēngwùxué, [微生物學], microbiology
        
        wēitiáo, [微調], fine tuning/trimming
        fángwēidùjiàn, [防微杜漸], to nip in the bud (idiom)
        
        jīngwēi, subtle/profound
        
        wēijī, [微機], micro (computer)
        wēixuèguǎn, capillary
        wēijiàn, [微賤], humble/lowly
        wēimiǎo, microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s
        hánwēi, of humble origin
        
        
        wēixūn, tipsy
        shuāiwēi, to decline/to wane/weakened/enfeebled/in decline
        wēiguānshìjiè, [微觀世界], microcosm/the microscopic world
        xiǎnwēi, [顯微], micro-/microscopic/to make the minute visible
        
        
        wēidiànnǎo, [微電腦], microcomputer
        wēishēng, microliter
        wēidiànzǐ, [微電子], microelectronics
        wēihuǒ, a low fire (for roasting)
        wēixì, [微細], microminiature (technology)
        
        
访         wēifúsīfǎng, [微服私訪], to mingle with the people incognito
        
        shìwēi, (literary) to decline/to wane/title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shī ...

        zhīdào, to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhī dao]
        zhī, to know/to be aware
        tōngzhī, to notify/to inform/notice/notification/CL:個|个[gè]
        bùzhī, not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness ...
        dézhī, to find out/to know/to learn about
        yīwúsuǒzhī, [一無所知], not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant/without an inkling
        zhīshi, [知識], knowledge/CL:門|门[mén]/intellectual
        gàozhī, to inform
        xiānzhī, prophet
        wúzhī, [無知], ignorant/ignorance
        zhīmíng, well-known/famous
        wèizhī, unknown
        zhījué, [知覺], perception/consciousness
        zhīqíng, to know the facts/to understand/to be familiar with the situation
        zhīxiǎo, [知曉], to know/to understand
        bùzhīsuǒcuò, not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete...
        gǎnzhī, perception/awareness
        
        rènzhī, [認知], cognition/cognitive/understanding/perception/awareness/to be cognizant of/to rec...
        zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, [眾所周知]/[眾所週知], as everyone knows (idiom), see 眾所周知|众所周知[zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī]
        míngzhī, to be fully aware of/to know perfectly well
        bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
        liángzhī, innate sense of right and wrong/conscience/bosom friend
        bùzhībùjué, [不知不覺], unconsciously/unwittingly
        shúzhī, to be well acquainted with
        zhījǐ, to know oneself/to be intimate or close/intimate friend
        kězhī, evidently/clearly/no wonder/knowable
        zhīzú, content with one's situation/to know contentment (hence happiness)
        zhīmíngdù, reputation/profile/familiarity in the public consciousness
        zhīgēngniǎo, [知更鳥], redbreast/robin
        shēnzhī, to know well/to be fully aware of
        zhīxīn, caring/intimate
        zhīhuì, [知會], to inform/to tell/to notify/notification
        
        bùzhīsuǒyún, to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible
        shéizhī, [誰知], lit. who knows/who would have thought/unexpectedly/unpredictably
        zìzhīzhīmíng, knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
        bùdéérzhī, unknown/unable to find out
        
        
        zhīshifènzǐ, [知識分子], intellectual/intelligentsia/learned person
        zhīqíngrén, person in the know/insider/informed source
        kěxiǎngérzhī, it is obvious that.../as one can well imagine...
        lüèzhīyīèr, slight knowledge of sth/to know very little about a subject/a smattering
        zhījǐzhībǐ, know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[S...
        huòzhī, [獲知], to learn of (an event)/to hear about (sth)
        wèizhīshù, [未知數], unknown quantity
        bùzhīqùxiàng, whereabouts unknown/gone missing
        xiǎnwéirénzhī, [鮮為人知], rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few
        
        zhīxī, to know/to be informed of
        qiúzhīyù, [求知慾], desire for knowledge
        
        zhīyīn, intimate friend/soul mate
        rénrénjiēzhī, known to everyone
        yúmèiwúzhī, [愚昧無知], stupid and ignorant (idiom)
        zhīliǎo, cicada (onom.)
        
        yīzhībànjiě, lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge/dilettan...
        húnránbùzhī, [渾然不知], to be totally oblivious (to sth)/to have no idea about sth
        jìnrénjiēzhī, [盡人皆知], known by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        xūzhī, [須知], key information/instructions/it must be borne in mind
        
        
        
        
        mítúzhīfǎn, to get back on the right path/to mend one's ways
        
        
        zhīmíngrénshì, public figure/celebrity
        
        xiānzhīxiānjué, [先知先覺], foresight/having foresight/person of foresight
        qiúzhī, anxious to learn/keen for knowledge
退         zhīnánértuì, [知難而退], to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back ...
        zhēnzhī, real knowledge
        tōngzhīdān, [通知單], notification/notice/ticket/receipt
        míngzhīgùfàn, deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
        lùrénjiēzhī, understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        zhīfǎfànfǎ, to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
        
        zhīxiàn, [知縣], county head magistrate (old)
        zhīzúchánglè, [知足常樂], satisfied with what one has (idiom)
        shūbùzhī, little imagined/scarcely realized
        
        zhīqù, to act tactfully/tactful/discreet
        
        
        zhījiāo, intimate friend
        
        
        
        
        zhēnzhīzhuójiàn, [真知灼見], penetrating insight
        zhīshikù, [知識庫], knowledge base
        
        wēngùzhīxīn, [溫故知新], to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past...
        xīnzhī, new knowledge/new friend
        rénsuǒgòngzhī, something that everybody knows
        zhīqīng, educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        fùrújiēzhī, [婦孺皆知], understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        
        
        
        tāxiāngyùgùzhī, [他鄉遇故知], meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
        zhīshijiè, [知識界], intellectual circles/intelligentsia
        
        
        
        
        

        zhùmíng, famous/noted/well-known/celebrated
        zhù, to make known/to show/to prove/to write/book/outstanding
        tǔzhù, aboriginal
        chòumíngzhāozhù, notorious/infamous/egregious (bandits)
        zhùzuò, to write/literary work/book/article/writings/CL:部[bù]
        xiǎnzhù, [顯著], outstanding/notable/remarkable/statistically significant
        zhùchēng, [著稱], to be widely known as
        míngzhù, masterpiece
        
        tǔzhùrén, indigenous person/aboriginal
        yuánzhù, original work (not translation or abridged)
        zhuózhù, outstanding/eminent/brilliant
        jùzhù, monumental (literary) work
        hézhù, to write jointly/to co-author
        zhùshū, [著書], to write a book
        
        zhùzuòquán, [著作權], copyright
        zhuānzhù, [專著], monograph/specialized text
        lùnzhù, [論著], treatise/study
        zhùshù, writing/to write/to compile
        
        biānzhù, [編著], to compile/to write

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