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瞥见

瞥見
piējiàn
verb #27,802

Meanings

  1. 1 to catch a glimpse of
  2. 2 to get a fleeting look at

Examples

我在人群中瞥见了她的身影。
Wǒ zài rénqún zhōng piējiànle tā de shēnyǐng.
I caught a glimpse of her figure in the crowd.
他匆匆瞥见了报纸的头条，没来得及细读。
Tā cōngcōng piējiànle bàozhǐ de tóutiáo, méi láidéjí xì dú.
He caught a hurried glance at the newspaper headline without time to read it carefully.

Tips

memory
瞥 contains the eye radical 目 and suggests a quick sideways glance. 瞥见 = a flash-glance that results in seeing something — fleeting but real.

Stroke Order

瞥 piē
见 jiàn