见好 (jiàn) — (of an illness) to get better; to show signs of improvement; to curry favor; to try to please
Definition
见好 is a separable verb with two distinct senses: the literal medical use ('the illness is getting better'), and a colloquial figurative use meaning 'to suck up / curry favor' (always in 见好 + person). Don't confuse the two.
verb
(of an illness) to get betterto show signs of improvementto curry favorto try to please
Examples
- ，见好。Zhì liáo zhī hòu, tā de bìng qíng jiàn le.After treatment, his condition got better.
- ，。Tā zǒng ài zài lǐng dǎo miàn qián jiàn hǎo, ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.He always tries to curry favor in front of the leader, which makes people uncomfortable.
- ，。Zhè cì gǎn mào jiàn le hǎo, bú yòng dān xīn.This cold has gotten better, no need to worry.
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