窥见 (kuī jiàn) — to catch a glimpse of; to detect, to perceive (something hidden or not obvious)

Definition

Examples

• 我透过门缝窥见了他的脸。
  Wǒ tòu guò mén fèng kuī jiàn le tā de liǎn.
  I caught a glimpse of his face through the crack in the door.
• 从这些迹象可以窥见局势的变化。
  Cóng zhè xiē jì xiàng kě yǐ kuī jiàn jú shì de biàn huà.
  From these signs, one can detect the changes in the situation.
• 他在人群中窥见了一个熟悉的身影。
  Tā zài rén qún zhōng kuī jiàn le yí gè shú xi de shēn yǐng.
  He caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the crowd.