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视微知著

shì wēi zhī zhùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 見微知著|见微知著[jiàn wēi zhī zhù]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b5006956c03db03d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

視微知著 视微知著 [shi4 wei1 zhi1 zhu4] /see 見微知著|见微知著[jian4 wei1 zhi1 zhu4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 視微知著

  • 视
    shì

    (literary, or bound form) to look at

  • 微
    wēi

    tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wéi]

    Wēi

    surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wéi]

  • 知
    zhī

    to know / to be aware

  • 著
    zhāo

    a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuó]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add

    zháo

    to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in

    zhe

    aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

    zhuó

    to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply / used in 執著|执著[zhí zhuó]

    zhù

    to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.