见多识广

見多識廣

jiànduōshíguǎng

idiom #33,218

Meanings

1 to have seen much and known widely
2 experienced and knowledgeable
3 well-traveled and well-informed

Characters

to see; to witness

to know; knowledge

Examples

他走南闯北，见多识广。

Tā zǒu nán chuǎng běi, jiàn duō shí guǎng.

He's been all over and is widely experienced.

老李见多识广，遇到难题大家都来请教他。

Lǎo Lǐ jiàn duō shí guǎng, yùdào nántí dàjiā dōu lái qǐngjiào tā.

Old Li knows a lot from a lot of experience — when there's a tough problem, everyone goes to him.

想要见多识广，就得多读书、多旅行。

Xiǎng yào jiàn duō shí guǎng, jiù děi duō dúshū, duō lǚxíng.

If you want to be well-informed and experienced, you have to read a lot and travel a lot.

Tips

history

From Feng Menglong's 《古今小说》 (late Ming): in matters of marriage, the older women of a great household are 见多识广 — they've seen more than the men. A genuine compliment with no irony.

usage

Compliments breadth more than depth — somebody who's been around, met many kinds of people, and learned from it. For deep expertise in one field, 学识渊博 (xuéshí yuānbó) fits better.

Stroke Order

见 jiàn

多 duō

识 shí

广 guǎng