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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiàn

鉴

鉴

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reflect; inspect

Numbered pinyin
jian4
English meanings
mirror; to reflect; to inspect; to warn; to learn from

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒmen我们kěyǐ可以jièjiàn借鉴tā他de的jīngyàn经验。

    We can learn from his experience.

  2. 02

    qǐng请jiànbié鉴别zhèxiē这些qián钱bì币de的zhēn真wěi伪。

    Please identify whether these coins are genuine.

  3. 03

    qián前chē车zhī之jiàn鉴,hòu后shì事zhī之shī师。

    The overturned cart ahead is a warning for the cart behind.

Explore words connected to this character.

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  • 鉴赏
  • 借鉴
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