shí jiàn
practice
to put into practice
to live up to (a promise)
to carry out (a project)
jiàn
to fulfill (a promise)
to tread
to walk
Gōu Jiàn
King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn
King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
jiàn yuē
to keep an promise
to keep an appointment
to honor an agreement
to practice economy
zuò jiàn
to ill-use
to humiliate
to degrade
to ruin
also pr. [zuo2 jian4]
zāo jian
to waste
to spoil
to destroy
to insult grievously