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高见 (gāo jiàn) — (honorific) your wise opinion, your brilliant idea

Definition

An honorific noun meaning 'your wise opinion' — used to politely refer to someone else's view, not your own. You address it to the listener (often 您); for your own thoughts, say 拙见 or 意见.

noun
(honorific) your wise opinionyour brilliant idea

Examples

  • ，高见。
    Guān yú zhè ge wèn tí, wǒ xiǎng tīng tīng nín de gāo jiàn.
    Regarding this issue, I'd like to hear your wise opinion.
  • 高见。
    Nín de gāo jiàn ràng wǒ huò rán kāi lǎng.
    Your brilliant idea suddenly enlightened me.
  • 高见？
    Bù zhī nín duì cǐ yǒu hé gāo jiàn?
    May I ask what your wise opinion is on this?

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.

高gāohigh
见jiànopinion

高 means high and 见 means opinion; together they refer to a person's wise opinion.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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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 7-9Attitudes & OpinionsGreetings & Politeness

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