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见贤思齐

见贤思齐 — “To emulate those who are morally and intellectually superior”

见贤思齐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to emulate those who are morally and intellectually superior”. To strive to catch up with the wise and virtuous. Literally, “See the worthy and think of becoming their equal”.

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见贤思齐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 见jiàn
  • 贤xián
  • 思sī
  • 齐qí

见贤思齐 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
见
jiàn4to see or meet
贤
xián8virtuous and talented person
思
sī9think, ponder, miss
齐
qí6even, neat, or aligned

Example Sentence with 见贤思齐

小明在学习上一直很努力,他总是见贤思齐,向班里成绩最好的同学请教学习方法。
Xiao Ming has always been very diligent in his studies. He always emulates those better than himself, asking the top students in his class for study methods.

Idioms Related to 见贤思齐

Synonyms of 见贤思齐

  • lì力zhēng争shàng上yóu游strive for the best
  • qǔ取fǎ法hū乎shàng上Aim high, set highest standards
  • jiàn见dé德sī思qí齐Emulate the virtuous and capable

Antonyms of 见贤思齐

  • jiàn见lì利wàng忘yì义abandon principles for profit

More idioms starting with 见

  • jiàn见shì世shēng生miáo苗yield immediate results or benefits
  • jiàn见yì义yǒng勇wéi为act bravely for a just cause
  • jiàn见yì义dāng当wéi为act when seeing justice
  • jiàn见yì义bì必wéi为act courageously for justice
  • jiàn见yì义gǎn敢wéi为act courageously for a just cause
  • jiàn见zhī之bù不qǔ取,,sī思zhī之qiān千lǐ里regret missing an opportunity
  • jiàn见shì事shēng生fēng风stir up trouble
  • jiàn见shì事fēng风shēng生act with great speed and resolution
  • jiàn见rén人shuō说rén人huà话,,jiàn见guǐ鬼shuō说guǐ鬼huà话adapt speech to the listener
  • jiàn见rén仁jiàn见zhì智different people have different opinions
  • jiàn见tù兔fàng放yīng鹰Seize the moment and act decisively
  • jiàn见tù兔gù顾quǎn犬Act promptly when a problem arises

Questions about 见贤思齐

What does 见贤思齐 mean?
见贤思齐 (jiàn xián sī qí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to emulate those who are morally and intellectually superior”.
How do you pronounce 见贤思齐?
见贤思齐 is pronounced jiàn xián sī qí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 见贤思齐 literally mean?
Literally, 见贤思齐 means “See the worthy and think of becoming their equal”. It is used to mean “to emulate those who are morally and intellectually superior”.
What is the Chinese definition of 见贤思齐?
贤:德才兼备的人;齐:相等。见到德才兼备的人就想赶上他。
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