一见

一見
yījiàn

one glance; a look

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Examples

我对她一见钟情。

She attracted me at first sight.

I took to her the moment I met her.

Source: Tatoeba

那些人一见面就吵架。

Whenever they meet, they quarrel.

Every time they meet, they quarrel.

Source: Tatoeba

她一见到我就马上跑了过来。

No sooner had she caught sight of me than she started running in my direction.

Source: Tatoeba

孩子一见到母亲就哭了起来。

No sooner had the child seen his mother than he burst into tears.

Source: Tatoeba

我一见到那幅画就想起了那个故事。

When I saw the picture, I remembered the story.

Source: Tatoeba

我一见到你就会想起你已故的父亲。

I cannot see you without thinking of your late father.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=2 见 jiàn
  1. to see
  2. to meet
  3. to appear (to be sth)
  4. to interview
  5. opinion
  6. view
=2 见 xiàn
  1. to appear
  2. also written 现 xiàn

Containing this entry

一见倾心 yījiànqīngxīn love at first sight
一见如故 yījiànrúgù familiarity at first sight
一见钟情 yījiànzhōngqíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
一见高低 yījiàngāodī
  1. lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. fig. to cross swords with
  3. to lock horns
百闻不如一见 bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn
  1. seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
  2. seeing is believing
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