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见仁见智

jiànrénjiànzhì

opinions differ; views vary from person to person

Four people point in different directions at a painting
Memory picture

Characters in this word

见 jiàn

Strokes
4
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
冂 frame 儿 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

仁 rén

Strokes
4
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 二 two
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 仁

智 zhì

Strokes
12
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
知 to know, to perceive, to comprehend 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 智

Example phrases

  • 这幅画到底好不好,大家见仁见智。 Zhè fú huà dàodǐ hǎo bù hǎo, dàjiā jiànrén jiànzhì. Whether this painting is good or not, everyone has a different opinion.
  • 哪种学习方法最好,一直是见仁见智的事。 Nǎ zhǒng xuéxí fāngfǎ zuì hǎo, yìzhí shì jiànrén jiànzhì de shì. Which study method is best has always been a matter of differing opinions.
  • 对这部电影的结局,观众见仁见智,争论不休。 Duì zhè bù diànyǐng de jiéjú, guānzhòng jiànrén jiànzhì, zhēnglùn bù xiū. Viewers have differing views on the film's ending and argue endlessly.

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