Did you hear about the 12 year old Chinese CEO?
Tian Zhonghe taught himself how to program.
Then he disguised his voice to hire a team of 11 employees.
Then he raised 2,000 Yuan and earned 30,000 in 4 months.
But then tragedy struck: his voice disguising software malfunctioned.
His team left him. His empire collapsed as quickly as it began.
Though he’s young, it’s safe to say that Tian already has wide experience and broad knowledge. He has experienced bitter failure but now he’s positioned for success. You could say he’s 见多识广(jiàn duō shí guǎng).
见多识广(jiàn duō shí guǎng) literally means “to see a lot and know widely,” and generally means that someone is experienced and knowledgeable.
A breakdown of the characters in 见多识广(jiàn duō shí guǎng):
见 (jiàn): to see (eg. 看见 – kàn jiàn).
多 (duō): many.
识 (shí): to know or knowledge (eg. 知识 – zhīshi).
广 (guǎng): broad (eg. 广阔 - guǎngkuò).
Observing 见多识广 (jiàn duō shí guǎng) in the wild reveals 2 main usages.
Usage 1) Noun + 见多识广(jiàn duō shí guǎng)
Example 1 A)
“…名人的孩子见多识广，人脉也广 ”
“…míngrén de háizi jiànduōshíguǎng, rénmài yě guǎng “
“…the children of famous people are experienced and knowledgeable, and their networks are vast”
Example 1 B)
“如今的学员见多识广，传统的兴趣小组已经满足不了他们的需求“
“rújīn de xuéyuán jiànduōshíguǎng, chuántǒng de xìngqù xiǎozǔ yǐjīng mǎnzú bù lǐao tāmen de xūqiú”
“Today’s students are experienced and knowledgeable – traditional interest clubs can’t satisfy their needs”
Usage 2) 见多识广+ 的 + Noun.
Example 2 A)
“…见多识广的媒体记者…”
“…jiànduōshíguǎng de méitǐ jìzhě…”
“…experienced and knowledgeable media journalists…”
Example 2 B)
“…现场见多识广的其他民警…”
“…xiànchǎng jiànduōshíguǎng de qítā mínjǐng…”
“…the other civil police who were experienced and knowledgeable at crime scenes”
Example 2 C)
“…jiànduōshíguǎng de hǎiwài zhìnángtuán chéngyuánmen yǒu tàiduō de huà yào shuō “
“…the experienced and knowledgeable think tank members based abroad had too much to say”
Example 2 D)
“…五星级厕所，这是各位见多识广的老总们眼里最有特色的厕所 ”
“…wǔxīngjí cèsuǒ, zhèshì gèwèi jiànduōshíguǎng de lǎozǒngmen yǎn lǐ zuì yǒu tèsè de cèsuǒ “
“…the five-star bathrooms — in the eyes of each of these experienced and knowledgeable senior people, these were the most special of bathrooms”
Questions? Comments? Hope you enjoy this Chinese idiom!
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