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

HSK 7-9
Wǒ zài rénqún zhōng piējiàn le tā de shēnyǐng.
I caught a glimpse of her figure in the crowd.
HSK 7-9
Tā cōngcōng piējiàn le bàozhǐ de tóutiáo, méi láidéjí xì dú.
He caught a hurried glance at the newspaper headline without time to read it carefully.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

piē
jiàn