jiè jiàn
to use other people's experience
to borrow from a source
to use as reference
jiàn yú
in view of
seeing that
considering
whereas
jiàn dìng
to appraise
to identify
to evaluate
jiàn bié
to differentiate
to distinguish
qián chē zhī jiàn
to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
pǐn jiàn
to judge
to examine
to evaluate
Zī zhì tōng jiàn
A mirror for the wise ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光 Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì
evaluation committee
review board
yìn jiàn
seal impression
stamp
mark from a seal serving as signature
Jiàn zhēn
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
jiàn shǎng jiā
connoisseur
appreciative person
fan
jiàn jiè
lesson from events of the past
warning
jiàn wǎng zhī lái
to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
Jiàn zhēn hé shang
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
hòu chē zhī jiàn
lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
learn from past mistake
once bitten twice shy
Guó jiā wén wù jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì
National Commission for the identification of cultural heritage
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
learn from past mistake
once bitten twice shy
dòng jiàn
to examine deeply
to inspect closely
dé fǎ nián jiàn
Deutsch-französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)
yóu guāng kě jiàn
lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
lustrous
yǒu jiàn yú cǐ
in view of this
to this end
Dé Fǎ Nián jiàn
Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)
Guó jiā Wén wù Jiàn dìng Wěi yuán huì
National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
learn from past mistake
once bitten twice shy
Zī zhì Tōng jiàn
A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
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