Definition
想见 is a verb meaning 'to infer, gather, or imagine something based on available evidence or reasoning'. It is often used in the pattern '不难想见' (it's not hard to imagine) or '可以想见' (it can be inferred). This term is more formal and literary than 想象, appearing in written or deliberate speech to express deduction or mental visualization from context.
v.
to inferto gatherto imagine (based on evidence)
Examples
- 想见。Cóng tā de huà zhōng kěyǐ xiǎng jiàn tā duì zhè jiàn shì hěn liǎojiě.From his words, one can infer that he knows a lot about this matter.
- 想见，。Bù nán xiǎng jiàn, zhège juédìng huì yǐngxiǎng hěn duō rén.It's not hard to imagine that this decision will affect many people.
- 想见。Wǒmen kěyǐ xiǎng jiàn dāngshí de chǎngjǐng yǒu duōme zhuàngguān.We can visualize how magnificent the scene was at that time.
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