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見真章

简见真章 · 繁見真章

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn zhēn zhāng

to see how sb or sth performs when it comes to the crunch; to find out what sb is really made of; to witness true ability or worth revealed under pressure

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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
章: zhāng · composition; chapter, section
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–1–1 · jian4 zhen1 zhang1

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gin3 zan1 zoeng1

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verb

(verb-object) to see the truth or reality

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