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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

常见 [chángjiàn]
  1. 1. be common
    这儿的春天,风沙是常见的。
    Duststorms are common here in spring.
    常见
    common disease; common ailment

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

常见 [chángjiàn]
  1. 1. 常见到或碰到
    那儿的冬天,常见雪花飞舞
  2. 2. 常见到或碰到的
    常见
    一种常见现象

Examples

这个词很常见,但我不清楚它的比喻义。
It is a common word, but I am not sure about its metaphorical meaning.
车前子是一味常见中药。
The plantain seeds are commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
垂花门在旧式宅院中是很常见的。
Festooned doors are commonly seen in old style courtyards.
临床中,这是个多发性常见疾病。
Clinically, it is a frequently-occurring disease.
战场上挂红是常见的事情。
It is normal to get injured on the battlefield.
豌豆和果蝇都是常见的遗传学研究对象。
Peas, and fruit flies are traditional objects for genetics study.
过街楼在北方并不常见
Overhead projections spanning a lane are rare in the northern region.
汉语中,合体字很常见
Compound characters are common in Chinese.
在中国,草鱼是常见的河鱼。
Grass carp is a common kind of freshwater fish in China.

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