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CHAPTER 5. WHAT THE DICTIONARIES SAY 188<br />

(302) { v.i.<br />

PERF'<br />

e. hu mian; wujian (=meet); fangwu (=call on); shangtan (=talk with); jiejian<br />

(= receive a call from).<br />

(i) It's a long time since I saw you last. jianmian<br />

(ii) I used to see much ofmy neighbor. ji<strong>and</strong>ao<br />

(iii) I'll see Thomas about it. zhao... tantan<br />

(iv) He wishes to see you alone. tany tan<br />

(v) I think you ought to see a doctor. zhao... kankan<br />

(vi) He is too ill to see anyone. jiejian<br />

f. husong; zhaogu `escort; care for'<br />

Who's going to see Miss Green home? song<br />

g. canjia; canguan `participate in; take a tour of'<br />

We saw the World's Fair. canguan<br />

h. rang; yunxu `let; allow'<br />

You can't see your sister starve without trying to help her! rang<br />

i. zhuy ; fuze `pay attention to; take responsibility for'<br />

(i) See that the defect is made good. zhuy<br />

(ii) See (to it) that the door is fastened before you go to bed. zhuy<br />

(iii) I will see that you are paid. wo b fuze sh n nadao qian<br />

j. q dai; dengdai dao zu hou `hope; wait until the very last'<br />

He said that whatever happened, he would see the struggle through.<br />

fendou dao d `struggle to the end'<br />

k. (paix ) ('Card games') xia tongyang duode duj n `put down an equal bet'<br />

a. kan; jian; sh `look; see'<br />

(i) It's dark; I can't see. kanbujian<br />

(ii) On a clear day, we can see miles <strong>and</strong> miles from this hilltop. k<strong>and</strong>ao<br />

hen yuan<br />

(iii) Can you see to write? k<strong>and</strong>edao<br />

b. juyou shl `have thepower of sight'<br />

The blind do not see. kanbujian<br />

c. chakan `observe'

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