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[粵] gin3 | [國] jian4 [1] [v] see; catch sight of; observe [2] [v] meet; call on; visit [3] [n] view; opinion; idea [4] [v] show evidence of; appear to be [5] [v] (used before a verb to indicate the passive) [6] [v] [粵] feel (cold, dizzy, sick, etc) [粵] jin6 | [國] xian4 [v] show; appear; become visible (as variant of 現} Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 貝 |
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This word has been viewed 31568 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th May 2011 14:35 |
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再見
zoi3 gin3 = goodbye; see you soon
好耐冇見
hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3 = long time no see 粵
見面
gin3 min6 = to meet
聽見
teng1 gin3 = hear; listen
睇見
tai2 gin3 = see; catch sight of 粵
看見
hon3 gin3 = see; catch sight of 國
見到
gin3 dou3*2 = see; have seen; have met
可見
ho2 gin3 = clear (it is the case), visible
唔見咗
m4 gin3 zo2 = lost; lost sight of; unable to find; missing 粵
好久不見
hou2 gau2 bat1 gin3 = long time no see 國See all 190 compounds (CantoDict reports 191 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 36 examples containing 見
不要跟他一般見識! 國
don't lower yourself to their level! [lit. don't follow them in being so common/basic/primitive]
我見到呢度有一間唔係好大嘅警崗 粵
I can see a police box that's not very big here. [Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 見
Unicode code for this character: U+898b (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 見
Unicode code for this character: U+898b (off-site link)
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