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[見異思遷] jiànyìsīqiān to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty
never satisfied with what one has

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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...

        yìcháng, [異常], exceptional/abnormal/an anomaly
        yì, [異], different/other/hetero-/unusual/strange/surprising/to distinguish/to separate/to...
        guàiyì, [怪異], monstrous/strange/strange phenomenon
        guǐyì, [詭異], strange/weird
        yìxìng, [異性], the opposite sex/of the opposite sex/heterosexual/different in nature
        yìyì, [異議], objection/dissent
        yìjiàotú, [異教徒], member of another religion/heathen/pagan/heretic/apostate
        biànyì, [變異], variation
        qíyì, [奇異], fantastic/bizarre/odd/exotic/astonished
        chāyì, [差異], difference/discrepancy
        jīngyì, [驚異], amazed
        yìguó, [異國], exotic/foreign
        tèyìgōngnéng, [特異功能], supernatural power/extrasensory perception
        yìxiǎngtiānkāi, [異想天開], to imagine the wildest thing/to indulge in fantasy
        yìyàng, [異樣], difference/peculiar
        yōuyì, [優異], exceptional/outstandingly good
        yìduān, [異端], heresy
        líyì, [離異], to divorce
        
        yìjiào, [異教], heresy/heathenism
        tèyì, [特異], exceptionally good/excellent/clearly outstanding/distinctive/peculiar/unique
        dàfàngyìcǎi, [大放異彩], to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)/to demonstrate extraordinary talen...
        yìnéng, [異能], different function
        wúyì, [無異], nothing other than/to differ in no way from/the same as/to amount to
        yìxiāng, [異鄉], foreign land/a place far from home
        yàyì, [訝異], to be surprised/to be astonished
        chàyì, [詫異], flabbergasted/astonished
        yìdì, [異地], different place/abroad
        biāoxīnlìyì, [標新立異], to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
        yìwù, [異物], rarity/rare delicacy/foreign matter/alien body/the dead/ghost/monstrosity/alien ...
        yìwèi, [異味], unpleasant odor
        yìcǎi, [異彩], extraordinary splendor
        yìzú, [異族], different tribe
        jiǒngyì, [迥異], totally different
        yìhūxúncháng, [異乎尋常], unusual/extraordinary
        
        yìkǒutóngshēng, [異口同聲], different mouths, same voice/to speak in unison (idiom)
        yìyù, [異域], foreign country/alien land
        gèyì, [各異], all different/each unto his own
        
        yìjǐ, [異己], dissident/alien/outsider
        dàtóngxiǎoyì, [大同小異], virtually the same/differing only on small points
        qízhuāngyìfú, [奇裝異服], bizarre dress
        rìxīnyuèyì, [日新月異], daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)/every day sees new developments/rapid prog...
        yìguótāxiāng, [異國他鄉], foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
        yīnrénéryì, [因人而異], varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
        
        yìzhuàng, [異狀], unusual condition/something odd/strange shape
        qiútóngcúnyì, [求同存異], to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)
        jiànyìsīqiān, [見異思遷], to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty/never...
        
        tóngchuángyìmèng, [同床異夢], lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners wi...
        yìtóng, [異同], comparison/differences and similarities
        
        yìtǐ, [異體], variant form (of a Chinese character)
        yìxīn, [異心], disloyalty/infidelity
        zhēnyì, [珍異], rare/precious and odd
        
        yìhuà, [異化], alienation (philosophy)/(of speech) dissimilation
        
        
        
        
        
        yìbù, [異步], asynchronous
        qíhuāyìhuì, [奇花異卉], exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
        yìxiāng, [異香], rare perfume
        xīnyì, [新異], new and different/novelty
        yìxiāngrén, [異鄉人], stranger

        yìsi, idea/opinion/meaning/wish/desire/interest/fun/token of appreciation, affection e...
        bùhǎoyìsi, to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
        yǒuyìsi, interesting/meaningful/enjoyable/fun
        bùkěsīyì, [不可思議], inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable/unfathomable
        sīkǎo, to reflect on/to ponder over
        sīxiǎng, thought/thinking/idea/ideology/CL:個|个[gè]
        sī, to think/to consider
        sīwéi, [思維], (line of) thought/thinking
        xīnsi, mind/thoughts/inclination/mood
        méiyìsi, [沒意思], boring/of no interest
        sīniàn, to think of/to long for/to miss
        sīlù, train of thought/thinking/reason/reasoning
        Mǎkèsī, [馬克思], Marx (name)
        gòusī, [構思], to design/to plot/to plan out/to compose/to draw a mental sketch/conception/plan...
        sīxù, [思緒], train of thought/emotional state/mood/feeling
        xiǎoyìsi, small token/mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
        shēnsīshúlǜ, [深思熟慮], mature reflection/after careful deliberations
        chénsī, to contemplate/to ponder/contemplation/meditation
        
        
        sīsuǒ, to think deeply/to ponder
        hǎoyìsi, to have the nerve/what a cheek!/to feel no shame/to overcome the shame/(is it) p...
        fǎnsī, to think back over sth/to review/to revisit/to rethink/reflection/reassessment
        
        fěiyísuǒsī, unimaginable/outrageous/freakish
        xúnsī, [尋思], to consider/to ponder
        
        sānsīérhòuxíng, [三思而後行], think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
        shēnsī, to ponder/to consider
        
        wénsī, the train of thought in writing
        sīxiǎngjiā, thinker
        
        sīliang, to reckon/to consider/to turn over in one's mind
        Xīsīluō, [希思羅], Heathrow (a London airport)
        xiāngsī, to yearn/to pine
        yīménxīnsi, [一門心思], to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
        zhāosīmùxiǎng, to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
        sīxiāng, [思鄉], to be homesick
        
        
        Fànsīzhé, Versace (fashion designer)
        Chéngjísīhán, Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Mǎkèsīzhǔyì, [馬克思主義], Marxism
        
        
        
        
        
        
        bùjiǎsīsuǒ, to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly/to fire from the...
        āisī, grief-stricken thoughts/mourning
        dānxiāngsī, [單相思], one-sided lovesickness/unrequited longing
        xiāngsībìng, lovesickness
        
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        zhuīsī, memorial/recollection (of the deceased)
        
        sīcháo, tide of thought/way of thinking characteristic of a historical period/Zeitgeist
        Sīkē, Cisco Systems Company
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        bǎisībùdéqíjiě, see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]
        wākōngxīnsi, to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer/to rack one's br...
        
        
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广         jísīguǎngyì, [集思廣益], collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefi...
        
        sīmù, to cherish the memory of sb/to think of with respect
        
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        sīqiánxiǎnghòu, [思前想後], to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and fut...
        
        
        
        ruòyǒusuǒsī, looking pensive/thoughtfully
        
        jiànyìsīqiān, [見異思遷], to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty/never...
        
        
        sīcǔn, to ponder/to reckon/to turn sth over in one's mind
        gùmíngsīyì, [顧名思義], as the name implies
        lèbùsīShǔ, [樂不思蜀], indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
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        kǔsī, to think hard/bitter thoughts/to pour out one's sufferings
        
        cáisī, imaginative power/creativeness
        
        
        kǔsīmíngxiǎng, to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard/to rack one's brains
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        sīlǜ, [思慮], to think sth through/to consider carefully
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        yǐnshuǐsīyuán, [飲水思源], lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings ...
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        yìkǔsītián, [憶苦思甜], to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
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        tòngdìngsītòng, to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)/to ponder about a painful exp...
        
        
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        fārénshēnsī, [發人深思], (idiom) thought-provoking/to give one food for thought
        
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        Xímèngsī, [席夢思], spring mattress (loanword from "Simmons" bedding company name)
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        sīliàn, [思戀], to miss/to long for
        
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        sīqīn, [思親], to remember one's parents/to feel homesick for one's relatives
        
        
        
        
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        qiǎosī, innovative thinking/ingenuity
        
        
        bìménsīguò, [閉門思過], shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
        
        
        
        jūānsīwēi, to think of danger in times of safety/to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
        
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        qiānxǐ, [遷徙], to migrate/to move
        shēngqiān, [升遷], promote/promotion
        qiānjiù, [遷就], to yield/to adapt to/to accommodate to (sth)
        qiān, [遷], to move/to shift/to change (a position or location etc)/to promote
        qiáoqiān, [喬遷], to move (to a superior place)/promotion
        qiānyí, [遷移], to migrate/to move
        bānqiān, [搬遷], to move/to relocate/removal
        biànqiān, [變遷], changes/vicissitudes
        qiānnù, [遷怒], to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it)
        shíguòjìngqiān, [時過境遷], things change with the passage of time (idiom)
        chāiqiān, [拆遷], to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
        qiáoqiānzhīxǐ, [喬遷之喜], congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new h...
        qiānjū, [遷居], to move (from one residence to another)
        qiānrù, [遷入], to move in (to new lodging)
        shìguòjìngqiān, [事過境遷], The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom)./It is water und...
        jiànyìsīqiān, [見異思遷], to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty/never...
        
        
        SīmǎQiān, [司馬遷], Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand His...
        
        
        
        

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