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见多识广 (jiàn duō shí guǎng) — (idiom) experienced and knowledgeable, with broad exposure to the world

Definition

A set phrase praising someone who has seen a lot and knows a lot — broadly experienced and worldly-wise. Used to compliment elders or seasoned people, more literary than everyday.

idiom
experienced and knowledgeablewith broad exposure to the world

Examples

  • ，见多识广，。
    Tā nián qīng shí qù guò hěn duō guó jiā, xiàn zài jiàn duō shí guǎng, dà jiā yǒu wèn tí dōu zhǎo tā.
    He visited many countries when he was young; now he's experienced and knowledgeable, so everyone turns to him with questions.
  • 见多识广，。
    Qián bèi jiàn duō shí guǎng, qǐng nín gěi wǒ men jiǎng jiǎng dāng nián de shì ba.
    Senior, you are so experienced and knowledgeable, please tell us stories from back then.
  • 见多识广，。
    Zhè běn shū de zuò zhě shì yí wèi jiàn duō shí guǎng de jì zhě, nèi róng fēi cháng zhēn shí.
    The author of this book is an experienced and knowledgeable journalist, and the content is very truthful.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

Open 见 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

Open 多 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 識; 识 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí識zhì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 識 pairs 言 (say) with 戠 as a sound part; the simplified 识 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 识 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廣; 广 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
黃
黃huáng廣guǎng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 廣 combines 广 (meaning part) with 黃 (sound part); the simplified 广 is a later shorthand, not the full historical shape.

Open 广 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6

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