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远见 (yuǎn jiàn) — foresight; vision; discernment

Definition

远见 names the long-term perspective itself — the ability to plan ahead. 眼光 is sharper, about judging quality or value; 预见 is the act of foreseeing (verb or noun).

noun
foresightvisiondiscernment

Examples

  • 远见，。
    Tā hěn yǒu yuǎn jiàn, néng tí qián kàn dào jī huì.
    He has great foresight and can see opportunities in advance.
  • 远见，。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào yuǎn jiàn, bù néng zhī kàn yǎn qián.
    This project requires foresight; we can't just focus on the present.
  • 远见。
    Yí gè yǒu yuǎn jiàn de rén huì kǎo lǜ cháng qī jié guǒ.
    A person with foresight will consider long-term results.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

远yuǎnfar
见jiànsight

远 gives far and 见 gives sight, so the whole means foresight or far-seeing vision.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán远yuǎn
Same sound today

远 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 元, used for its sound.

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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.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Thinking & Cognition

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