见微知著

Traditional: 見微知著

jiàn wēi zhī zhù

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces

What does 见微知著 mean?

见微知著 (jiàn wēi zhī zhù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces

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见jiànto see · to meet 微Wēisurname Wei · ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing 知zhīto know · to be aware 著zhùto make known · to show

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见微知著

jiàn wēi zhī zhù

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