一見 [－见]

Jyutping jat1 gin3
Pinyin yī jiàn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    one glance; a look
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那是一见钟情。
    那是一見鍾情。
    nà shi yī jiàn zhōng qíng 。
    • It was love at first sight.
  2. Mandarin
    她一见到我就马上跑了过来。
    她一見到我就馬上跑了過來。
    tā yī jiàn dào wǒ jiù mǎ shàng pǎo le guò lái 。
    • No sooner had she caught sight of me than she started running in my direction.
  3. Mandarin
    我一见到那幅画就想起了那个故事。
    我一見到那幅畫就想起了那個故事。
    wǒ yī jiàn dào nà fú huà jiù xiǎng qǐ le nà ge gù shì 。
    • When I saw the picture, I remembered the story.
  4. Mandarin
    我的密友福冈一郎很想见一见你。
    我的密友福岡一郎很想見一見你。
    wǒ de mì yǒu fú gāng yī láng hěn xiǎng jiàn yī jiàn nǐ 。
    • Mr Ichiro Fukuoka, a close friend of mine, would very much like to meet you.
  5. Mandarin
    我一见到你就会想起你已故的父亲。
    我一見到你就會想起你已故的父親。
    wǒ yī jiàn dào nǐ jiù huì xiǎng qǐ nǐ yǐ gù de fù qīn 。
    • I cannot see you without thinking of your late father.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    个细路一见到阿妈就喊咗出嚟。
    個細路一見到阿媽就喊咗出嚟。
    go3 sai3 lou6 jat1 gin3 dou3 aa3 maa1 zau6 haam3 zo2 ceot1 lai4 。
    • No sooner had the child seen his mother than he burst into tears.
  2. Cantonese
    我对佢一见钟情。
    我對佢一見鐘情。
    ngo5 deoi3 keoi5 jat1 gin3 zung1 cing4 。
    • She attracted me at first sight.
    • I took to her the moment I met her.
  3. Cantonese
    个女仔一见到只狗就喊咗出嚟。
    個女仔一見到隻狗就喊咗出嚟。
    go3 neoi5 zi2 jat1 gin3 dou3 zek3 gau2 zau6 haam3 zo2 ceot1 lai4 。
    • The girl began to cry at the sight of a dog.
  4. Cantonese
    佢一见到我就大声喊咗出嚟。
    佢一見到我就大聲喊咗出嚟。
    keoi5 jat1 gin3 dou3 ngo5 zau6 daai6 sing1 haam3 zo2 ceot1 lai4 。
    • As soon as she saw me, she burst out crying.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一见到数学题就眼花。
    一見到數學題就眼花。
    jat1 gin3 dou2 zou3 hok6 tai4 zou6 ngaan5 faa1.
    • I feel dizzy whenever I see math questions.
  2. Cantonese
    佢一见到靓仔就喺度发姣喇。
    佢一見到靚仔就喺度發姣喇。
    keoi5 jat1 gin3 dou2 leng3 zai2 zau6 hai2 dou6 faat3 haau4 laa3.
    • She's so coquettish whenever she sees a handsome man.
  3. Cantonese
    你哋一见面就斗嘴，唔烦架？
    你哋一見面就鬥嘴，唔煩架？
    nei5 dei6 jat1 gin3 min6 zau6 dau3 zeoi2, m4 faan4 gaa4?
    • You are always arguing. Don't you feel bored?
    • 你們一見面就吵嘴，煩不煩呀？
  4. Cantonese
    一见钟情
    一見鍾情
    jat1 gin3 zung1 cing4
    • to fall in love at first sight
  5. Cantonese
    佢地两个一见如故，后尾仲做埋好朋友添。
    佢地兩個一見如故，後尾仲做埋好朋友添。
    keoi5 dei6 loeng5 go3 jat1 gin3 jyu4 gu3, hau6 mei1 zung6 zou6 maai4 hou2 pang4 jau5 tim1.
    • They felt like old friends even at their first encounter and they even became best friends.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一见如故
    一見如故
    yī jiàn rú gù
    • to hit it off
  2. Mandarin
    百闻不如一见
    百聞不如一見
    bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn
    • seeing is believing (literally, “hearing something one hundred times is not as good as seeing it once”)
  3. Mandarin
    一见钟情
    一見鍾情
    yī jiàn zhōng qíng
    • love at first sight
  4. Mandarin
    故事讲述了灰姑娘在森林拾火柴时与王子邂逅，王子对她一见钟情。
    故事講述了灰姑娘在森林拾火柴時與王子邂逅，王子對她一見鍾情。
    gù shì jiǎng shù le huī gū niáng zài sēn lín shí huǒ chái shí yǔ wáng zǐ xiè hòu ， wáng zǐ duì tā yī jiàn zhōng qíng ．
    • The story depicts Cinderella's accidental encounter with the prince when she was picking matches in the forest. The prince fell in love with her at first sight.
  5. Mandarin
    你相信一见钟情吗？彼此对视1秒钟，来自对方的电流就会迅速穿越肉体直达心灵。
    你相信一見鍾情嗎？彼此對視1秒鐘，來自對方的電流就會迅速穿越肉體直達心靈。
    nǐ xiàng xìn yī jiàn zhōng qíng ma ？ bǐ cǐ duì shì １ miǎo zhōng ， lái zì duì fāng de diàn liú jiù huì xùn sù chuān yuè ròu tǐ zhí dá xīn líng ．
    • Do you believe in love at first sight? Looking at each other for one second, and the electric signal from him/her will rapidly pass through your body to reach your soul.