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 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 显得 顯得 xiǎn de to seem / to look / to appear 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 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 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 上报 上報 shàng bào to report to one's superiors / to appear in the news / to reply to a letter 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 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 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 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 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 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 不悦 不悅 bù yuè displeased / annoyed 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 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 出来 出來 chū lái to come out / to appear / to arise 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 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) 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 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 绷着脸 繃著臉 běng zhe liǎn to have a taut face / to pull a long face / to look displeased 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 不体面 不體面 bù tǐ miàn to not appear to be decent or respectful / shameful 透 tòu (bound form) to penetrate / to seep through / to tell secretly / to leak / thoroughly / through and through / to appear / to show syn 瞥 piē to shoot a glance / glance / to appear in a flash syn 嗔 chēn to be angry at / to be displeased and annoyed syn 出没无常 出沒無常 chū mò wú cháng to appear and disappear unpredictably 大勇若怯 dà yǒng ruò qiè a great hero may appear timid (idiom) / the really brave person remains level-headed 大智如愚 dà zhì rú yú the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / a genius not appreciated in his own time 大智若愚 dà zhì ruò yú (idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity syn 树上开花 樹上開花 shù shàng kāi huā to deck the tree with false blossoms / to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom) 大勇若怯，大智若愚 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent 拉下脸 拉下臉 lā xià liǎn to look displeased / to not be afraid of hurting sb's feelings / to put aside one's pride 不豫 bù yù (literary) unhappy / displeased 鞅鞅 yāng yāng dissatisfied / displeased / aggrieved 黑脸 黑臉 hēi liǎn stern or displeased expression / to show such an expression 僾 ài indistinct / hazy / misty / to seem / to appear 出现意外 出現意外 chū xiàn yì wài (to appear) unexpected(ly) 似乎很安全 sì hu hěn ān quán to appear (to be) very safe 晛 xiàn to appear (of sun) 特起 tè qǐ to appear on the scene / to arise suddenly 登出来 登出來 dēng chū lái to publish / to appear (in print) 发蔫 發蔫 fā niān to wilt / to droop / to appear listless 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng All the ill effects appear. (idiom) 绽露 綻露 zhàn lù to appear (formal) 说曹操曹操就到 說曹操曹操就到 shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives / fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear 跨刀 kuà dāo to appear in sb's show / (fig.) to give one's support to an endeavor by taking on an important role in it 浮出水面 fú chū shuǐ miàn to float up (idiom) / to become evident / to surface / to appear 上镜 上鏡 shàng jìng photogenic / to appear on film or in the media 示现 示現 shì xiàn (of a deity) to take a material shape / to appear 上不得台盤 上不得臺盤 shàng bù dé tái pán too uncouth to appear in public (idiom) / unfit for a public role 入眼 rù yǎn to appear before one's eyes / pleasing to the eye / nice to look at syn 𬀪 晛 xiàn to appear (of sun) / goggle-eyed 圆谎 圓謊 yuán huǎng to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear) / to cover (for sb who has lied) 油泡 yóu pào to sauté / bubbles that appear in the oil when deep-frying 押题 押題 yā tí (in one's study) to focus on the topics one speculates will appear on the exam 本尊 běn zūn (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1]) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone) 冒出来 冒出來 mào chū lái to emerge / to pop up / to spring forth / to appear from nowhere 同台 同臺 tóng tái to appear on the same stage syn 群演 qún yǎn extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene) (abbr. for 群眾演員|群众演员[qun2zhong4 yan3yuan2]) 参演 參演 cān yǎn to take part in a performance / to appear in (a movie etc) 同框 tóng kuàng to appear together in a photo or video clip 水落石出 shuǐ luò - shí chū lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / fig. the truth comes to light syn 