Word: 见 (jiàn, xiàn)

七斤半的苦瓜，没见过这号种

qī jīn bàn de kǔguā, méi jiànguo zhè hào zhǒng

a seven-and-a-half-catty bitter melon: never seen this sort of kind

下午两点我们在会议室见。

Xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn wǒmen zài huìyìshì jiàn.

Let's meet in the conference room at two this afternoon.

丑媳妇怕见公婆

chǒu xífù pà jiàn gōngpó

the ugly daughter-in-law fears meeting her in-laws

丑媳妇总要见公婆

chǒu xífù zǒng yào jiàn gōngpó

an ugly daughter-in-law still has to meet her husband's parents

丑媳妇见公婆,迟早有一天

chǒu xífù jiàn gōngpó,chízǎo yǒu yì tiān

the ugly daughter-in-law meets her in-laws: sooner or later the day comes

井底蛤蟆，没见过大天

jǐngdǐháma, méi jiànguo dà tiān

a frog at the bottom of a well: it has never seen the big sky

人到难处才见心

rén dào nánchu cái jiàn xīn

only when people are in difficulty do you see their hearts

人见利而不见害，鱼见食而不见钩

rén jiàn lì ér bújiàn hài, yú jiàn shí ér bújiàn gōu

people see the gain but not the harm; fish see the food but not the hook

他今天见他们了吗？

Tā jīntiān jiàn tāmen le ma?

Has he met them today?

他从来没有见过如此大的狗。

Tā cónglái méiyǒu jiànguo rúcǐ dà de gǒu.

He'd never seen such a big dog before.

他们说他们见过你好几次。

Tāmen shuō tāmen jiànguo nǐ hǎo jǐcì.

They say they've met you several times.

他否认见过他。

Tā fǒurèn jiànguo tā.

He denies having met him.

他急于要见你。

Tā jíyú yào jiàn nǐ.

He is anxious to see you.

他是前几天和你见过面的那个人。

Tā shì qián jǐtiān hé nǐ jiànguo miàn de nàge rén.

He is the man you met the other day.

他是我所见的最倔的一个孩子。

Tā shì wǒ suǒ jiàn de zuì juè de yí gè háizi.

He is the most obstinate child I have ever seen.

他是我见过的最高的男人了。

Tā shì wǒ jiànguo de zuìgāo de nánrén le.

He is the tallest man that I have ever seen.

他说他没兴趣见她。

Tā shuō tā méi xìngqù jiàn tā.

He said he wasn't interested in meeting her.

以我之见，我无话可说。

Yǐ wǒ zhī jiàn, wǒ wúhuàkěshuō.

As for me, I have nothing to say.

但愿我见过她。

Dànyuàn wǒ jiànguo tā.

I wish I had seen her.

你不要见她了吧。

Nǐ búyào jiàn tā le ba.

Don't see her again.

你以前见过她吗？

Nǐ yǐqián jiànguo tā ma?

Have you met her before?

你在海边见过水母吗？

Nǐ zài hǎibiān jiànguo shuǐmǔ ma?

Have you ever seen a jellyfish at the beach?

你在这里是要见谁吧？

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ shì yào jiàn shéi ba?

Are you meeting someone here?

你想什么时候见他们？

Nǐ xiǎng shénme shíhou jiàn tāmen?

When do you want to meet them?

你没见过大自然的威力吧？

Nǐ méi jiànguo dàzìrán de wēilì ba?

You've never seen the might of nature, have you?

你确定你没见过他吗？

Nǐ quèdìng nǐ méi jiànguo tā ma?

Are you sure you've never met him?

你见过他吗？

Nǐ jiànguo tā ma?

Have you seen him before?

你见过做香肠吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zuò xiāngcháng ma?

Have you ever seen sausage being made?

你见过农村的炊烟吗？

Nǐ jiànguo nóngcūn de chuīyān ma?

Have you ever seen the smoke from kitchen chimneys in the countryside?

你见过喀斯特洞穴吗？

Nǐ jiànguo kāsītè dòngxué ma?

Have you ever seen a karst cave?

你见过在北极生活的白熊吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zài běijí shēnghuó de báixióng ma?

Have you ever seen the white bears that live in the Arctic?

你见过我们学校的院长吗？

Nǐ jiànguo wǒmen xuéxiào de yuànzhǎng ma?

Have you ever met the dean of our school?

你见过新来的那货了吗？

Nǐ jiànguo xīn lái de nà huò le ma?

Have you met the new court jester?

你见过新郎的父母吗？

Nǐ jiànguo xīnláng de fùmǔ ma?

Have you met the groom's parents?

你见过日晷吗？

Nǐ jiànguo rìguǐ ma?

Have you ever seen a sundial?

你见过白色的孔雀吗？

Nǐ jiànguo báisè de kǒngquè ma?

Have you ever seen a white peacock?

你见过真的企鹅吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhēnde qǐ'é ma?

Have you ever seen a real penguin?

你见过真的熊猫吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhēnde xióngmāo ma?

Have you ever seen a real panda?

你见过真的犀牛吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhēnde xīniú ma?

Have you ever seen a real rhinoceros?

你见过真的鳄鱼吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhēnde èyú ma?

Have you ever seen a real alligator?

你见过石头做的麒麟吗？

Nǐ jiànguo shítou zuò de qílín ma?

Have you ever seen a qilin made of stone?

你见过虎符是什么样子的吗？

Nǐ jiànguo hǔfú shì shénme yàngzi de ma?

Have you ever seen what a tiger tally looks like?

你见过这么新奇的东西吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhème xīnqí de dōngxi ma?

Have you ever seen anything this novel?

你见过这张照片上的男人吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhè zhāng zhàopiān shàng de nánrén ma?

Have you ever seen the man in this photo?

你见过鹅吃草吗？

Nǐ jiànguo é chī cǎo ma?

Have you ever seen a goose eating grass?

几分钟后见。

Jǐ fēnzhōng hòu jiàn.

See you in a couple of minutes.

危难之中，见智见情

wēinàn zhīzhōng, jiàn zhì jiàn qíng

in the midst of danger, you see wisdom and you see feeling

危难时刻见人心，生死关头辨忠奸

wēinàn shíkè jiàn rénxīn, shēngsǐguāntóu biàn zhōng jiān

in times of danger you see people's hearts; at the brink of life and death you tell the loyal from the treacherous

听说十遍，不如亲眼一见

tīngshuō shí biàn, bùrú qīnyǎn yí jiàn

hearing it ten times is not as good as seeing it once with your own eyes

咱们去那里见他吧。

Zánmen qù nàli jiàn tā ba.

We are going there to see him.

在明天早上九点见可以吗？

Zài míngtiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn jiàn kěyǐ ma?

Can we meet tomorrow morning at nine?

在那里见我。

Zài nàli jiàn wǒ.

Meet me there.

多年没见，我几乎辨认不出他了。

Duōnián méi jiàn, wǒ jīhū biànrèn bù chū tā le.

We hadn't met in years, so I could hardly recognize him.

大河边的小鸟儿,见过些风浪

dà hébiān de xiǎo niǎor,jiànguo xiē fēnglàng

a little bird by the big river: has seen some wind and waves

她不能够见他。

Tā bù nénggòu jiàn tā.

She wasn't able to meet him.

她否认见过他。

Tā fǒurèn jiànguo tā.

She denied having met him.

她很长时间没见过他。

Tā hěn cháng shíjiān méi jiànguo tā.

She has not seen him for a long time.

她急于见她的父亲。

Tā jíyú jiàn tā de fùqīn.

She was in a hurry to see her father.

她昨天来见我了。

Tā zuótiān lái jiàn wǒ le.

She paid me a visit yesterday.

她要求要见见经理。

Tā yāoqiú yào jiàn jiàn jīnglǐ.

She demanded to see the manager.

好，明天见！

Hǎo, míngtiān jiàn!

Okay, see you tomorrow!

好的，我们一会儿见。

Hǎo de, wǒmen yíhuìr jiàn.

Alright, let's meet in a bit.

它是我见过最美的景色。

Tā shì wǒ jiànguo zuì měi de jǐngsè.

It's the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen.

富贵怕见开花

fùguì pà jiàn kāihuā

the wealthy fear seeing the flowers bloom

小孩儿见糖,嘴上说不要心里想

xiǎoháir jiàn táng,zuǐ shàng shuō búyào xīnli xiǎng

a child seeing candy: says no with the mouth but wants it in the heart

小鬼见钟馗,相形见绌

xiǎoguǐ jiàn Zhōng Kuí,xiāngxíngjiànchù

a little demon meets Zhong Kui: shown up by comparison

差人见钱，猫鼠同眠

chāi rén jiàn qián, māoshǔtóngmián

when a runner sees money, cat and mouse sleep together

带我去见你们的领导。

Dài wǒ qù jiàn nǐmen de lǐngdǎo.

Take me to your leader.

怕见的是怪，难躲的是债

pà jiàn de shì guài, nán duǒ de shì zhài

what you fear to see is monsters, what is hard to dodge is debt

您见过这个人吗？

Nín jiànguo zhège rén ma?

Have you seen this man?

我一小时内来见你。

Wǒ yì xiǎoshí nèi lái jiàn nǐ.

I'll see you in an hour.

我一次也没见过他。

Wǒ yícì yě méi jiànguo tā.

I haven't met him even once.

我下午要去见一位客户。

Wǒ xiàwǔ yào qù jiàn yí wèi kèhù.

I'm going to meet a client this afternoon.

我不想见你。

Wǒ bùxiǎng jiàn nǐ.

I don't want to see you.

我不想见她。

Wǒ bùxiǎng jiàn tā.

I don't want to see her.

我不曾见过这么大的雪。

Wǒ bùcéng jiànguo zhème dà de xuě.

I have never seen so much snow.

我不知道谁会在机场见我。

Wǒ bù zhīdào shéi huì zài jīchǎng jiàn wǒ.

I didn't know who was going to meet me at the airport.

我不记得曾经见过她。

Wǒ bú jìde céngjīng jiànguo tā.

I couldn't remember ever having met her.

我今天没心情见你。

Wǒ jīntiān méi xīnqíng jiàn nǐ.

I'm not in a mood to see you today.

我今天终于见了她。

Wǒ jīntiān zhōngyú jiànle tā.

I finally met her today.

我从来没有见过他。

Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu jiànguo tā.

I've never met him.

我从来没有见过红色的冰箱。

Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu jiànguo hóngsè de bīngxiāng.

I have never seen a red refrigerator.

我从那时起就没有见过她。

Wǒ cóng nàshí qǐ jiù méiyǒu jiànguo tā.

I haven't seen her since then.

我以前从未见过这样的事情。

Wǒ yǐqián cóngwèi jiànguo zhèyàng de shìqing.

I've never seen anything like this before.

我以前从未见过这种情况。

Wǒ yǐqián cóngwèi jiànguo zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng.

I've never seen anything like this before.

我以前在这里没见过你。

Wǒ yǐqián zài zhèlǐ méi jiànguo nǐ.

I haven't seen you around here before.

我以前没见过你吗？

Wǒ yǐqián méi jiànguo nǐ ma?

Haven't I seen you before?

我以前见过你吗？

Wǒ yǐqián jiànguo nǐ ma?

Have I ever met you before?

我们三小时后见吧。

Wǒmen sān xiǎoshí hòu jiàn ba.

We'll meet in three hours.

我们之前没有见过吧。

Wǒmen zhīqián méiyǒu jiànguo ba.

I don't think we've been introduced.

我们以前没见过吗？

Wǒmen yǐqián méi jiànguo ma?

Haven't we met before?

我们以前见过吗？

Wǒmen yǐqián jiànguo ma?

Have we met before?

我们会在那里见他。

Wǒmen huì zài nàli jiàn tā.

We'll meet him there.

我们好像在哪见过？

Wǒmen hǎoxiàng zài nǎ jiànguo?

Haven't we met somewhere before?

我们已经十多年没见过他了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng shí duōnián méi jiànguo tā le.

We haven't seen him for over ten years.

我们明天早上九点见好吗？

Wǒmen míngtiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn jiàn hǎo ma?

Can we meet tomorrow morning at nine?

我们曾见过这种事发生。

Wǒmen céng jiànguo zhèzhǒng shì fāshēng.

We've seen this happen before.

我们能私下见见吗？

Wǒmen néng sīxià jiàn jiàn ma?

May I see you in private?

我们需要见她。

Wǒmen xūyào jiàn tā.

We need to meet with her.

我会在那之前见他。

Wǒ huì zài nà zhīqián jiàn tā.

I'll see him before that.