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见识 (jiàn shi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

见识 (jiàn shi) is a Chinese word: to experience. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 见识

动 dòng verb

to experience

我想去北京见识一下大城市的生活。

wǒ xiǎng qù Běi jīng jiàn shi yī xià dà chéng shì de shēng huó

I want to go to Beijing to experience life in a big city.

名 míng noun

knowledge

他去过很多国家,见识很广。

tā qù guò hěn duō guó jiā jiàn shi hěn guǎng

He has been to many countries and has broad knowledge.

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Word breakdown

见 jiàn — to see, to observe

识 shí / shi — to know, knowledge

Contextual pronunciation: shi

Structure & writing
1 见 jiàn — to see; to catch sight of
见 is a component in 8 characters

见 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 识 shí / shi — to know; to recognize; to distinguish

识 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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Stroke order