







识微见远 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discern subtle signs and foresee distant developments”. To perceive the nascent stages of things and understand their future trajectory. Literally, “Discern the subtle, see the distant”.

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Open the tool →识微见远 (shí wēi jiàn yuǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discern subtle signs and foresee distant developments”.
识微见远 is pronounced shí wēi jiàn yuǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 识微见远 means “Discern the subtle, see the distant”. It is used to mean “to discern subtle signs and foresee distant developments”.
看到事物的苗头而能察知它的发展远景。