jiàn duō shí 广 guǎng

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English Translation

lit.: Seeing a lot will broaden your horizon and knowledge
Someone who is experienced and knowledgeable.

Breaking it down

  1. 见: See
  2. 多: Much
  3. 识: To know
  4. 广: broad, vast, extensive

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Story in Chinese

明·冯梦龙《古今小说》卷一:“还是大家宝眷,见多识广,比男子汉眼力到胜十倍。”

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Story in English

From "Ancient and Modern Stories" (Vol.1) of the Ming Dynasty, written by Feng Menglong: "The judgement of wife and children, who have seen a lot, is ten times more knowledgeable than that of a man's."

Usage

他是一个见多识广的商人。