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Definition(s) for: 见微知著

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
见微知著 jiàn wēi - zhī zhù - (idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 89,326 74,076

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiàn- to see
- to meet
- to appear (to be sth)
- to interview
- opinion
- view
xiàn- to appear
- also written 現|现[xian4]
wēi- surname Wei
- ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing
- Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
wēi- tiny
- miniature
- slightly
- profound
- abtruse
- to decline
- one millionth part of
- micro-
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]
zhī- to know
- to be aware
zhāo- a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])
- trick; tactic
- (dialect) okay; all right
- (dialect) to put in; to add
zháo- to touch
- to come in contact with
- to feel
- to be affected by
- to catch fire
- to burn
- (coll.) to fall asleep
- (after a verb) hitting the mark
- succeeding in
zhe- aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
zhuó- to wear (clothes)
- to contact
- to use
- to apply
zhù- to make known
- to show
- to prove
- to write
- book
- outstanding

Other Words Containing 见微知著

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo