三日不见,当刮目相看 三日不見,當刮目相看 三日不見,當刮目相看

after three days apart, look at him with scraped-clean eyes

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
People change fast, so don't judge them by old impressions. Often said with praise when someone has improved.
Simplified
三日不见,当刮目相看
Traditional (Taiwan)
三日不見,當刮目相看
Pinyin
sānrì bújiàn,dāng guāmùxiāngkàn
Bopomofo
ㄙㄢ ㄖˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ,ㄉㄤ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄎㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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