见 見 jiàn to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view syn 见 見 xiàn to appear / also written 現|现[xian4] syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 出现 出現 chū xiàn to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up syn 看上去 kàn shang qu it would appear / it seems (that) syn 客气 客氣 kè qi polite / courteous / formal / modest syn 正式 zhèng shì formal / official syn 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 光临 光臨 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend syn 显得 顯得 xiǎn de to seem / to look / to appear syn 广播 廣播 guǎng bō broadcast / CL:個|个[ge4] / broadcasting / to broadcast / (formal) to propagate / to publicize syn 看起来 看起來 kàn qǐ lái seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be syn 现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current syn 形 xíng to appear / to look / form / shape syn 礼服 禮服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) syn 出庭 chū tíng to appear in court 登场 登場 dēng chǎng to go on stage / fig. to appear on the scene / used in advertising to mean new product syn 呈现 呈現 chéng xiàn to appear / to emerge / to present (a certain appearance) / to demonstrate syn 貌似 mào sì to appear to be / to seem as if syn 前来 前來 qián lái to come (formal) / before / previously 露面 lòu miàn to show one's face / to appear (in public) syn 现身 現身 xiàn shēn to show oneself / to appear / (of a deity) to appear in the flesh 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn 上报 上報 shàng bào to report to one's superiors / to appear in the news / to reply to a letter syn 大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn 转悠 轉悠 zhuàn you to roll / to wander around / to appear repeatedly syn 出演 chū yǎn to appear (in a show etc) / an appearance (on stage etc) syn 显现 顯現 xiǎn xiàn appearance / to appear syn 出面 chū miàn to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up syn 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn 跳出 tiào chū to jump out / fig. to appear suddenly 浮现 浮現 fú xiàn (of a thought or image) to come to mind / (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) / (of a problem etc) to emerge syn 聚餐 jù cān communal meal / formal dinner of club or group syn 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / the truth comes to light syn 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 显灵 顯靈 xiǎn líng (of a supernatural or divine being) to appear / to make itself manifest 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 爆出 bào chū to burst out / to appear unexpectedly / to break (media story) syn 莅临 蒞臨 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) syn 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 神出鬼没 神出鬼沒 shén chū guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive 见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest syn 突起 tū qǐ to appear suddenly / projection / bit sticking out syn 现形 現形 xiàn xíng to become visible / to appear / to manifest one's true nature syn 空降 kōng jiàng to drop from the sky / (fig.) to appear out of nowhere / (attributive) airborne 见报 見報 jiàn bào to appear in the news / in the papers syn 对不住 對不住 duì bu zhù to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal) syn 出台 出臺 chū tái to officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client syn 条目 條目 tiáo mù clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc) syn 正方 zhèng fāng the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate) syn 呈交 chéng jiāo (formal and deferential) to present / to submit syn 仕途 shì tú official career (formal) syn 哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 卸妆 卸妝 xiè zhuāng to remove makeup / (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments syn 泛起 fàn qǐ to appear / to emerge / to surface 凸现 凸現 tū xiàn to come to prominence / to appear clearly / to stick out syn 出土 chū tǔ to dig up / to appear in an excavation / unearthed / to come up out of the ground 出笼 出籠 chū lóng (of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market 老妪 老嫗 lǎo yù old woman (formal writing) syn 看涨 看漲 kàn zhǎng bull market (prices appear to be rising) 跃然纸上 躍然紙上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly syn 照准 照準 zhào zhǔn request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun) syn 名目 míng mù name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame syn 须眉 鬚眉 xū méi man or men (formal) syn 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication syn 拜别 拜別 bài bié (formal) to take leave of sb / to bid farewell syn 出来 出來 chū lái to come out / to appear / to arise syn 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5] syn 惊现 驚現 jīng xiàn to appear unexpectedly 上榜 shàng bǎng to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) / to make the list / (of a song) to hit the charts 出水 chū shuǐ to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface 所幸 suǒ xìng fortunately (formal writing) 闪出 閃出 shǎn chū to flash / to sparkle / to appear suddenly 映入 yìng rù to appear before (one's eyes) / to come to (one's mind) 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed syn 见得 見得 jiàn dé to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure 登出 dēng chū to log out (computer) / to publish / to be published / to appear (in a newspaper etc) syn 出镜 出鏡 chū jìng to appear on camera / to play a role in a film 乍现 乍現 zhà xiàn to appear suddenly 成书 成書 chéng shū to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation 务请 務請 wù qǐng please (formal) 华诞 華誕 huá dàn (formal) birthday / anniversary of the founding of an organization syn 笙歌 shēng gē music and song (formal writing) 群众演员 群眾演員 qún zhòng yǎn yuán extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene) 跃然 躍然 yuè rán to show forth / to appear as a vivid image / to stand out markedly 玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 大头照 大頭照 dà tóu zhào head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) 切腹 qiē fù harakiri (formal Japanese: seppuku), a samurai's suicide by disemboweling 免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying 过堂 過堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall syn