Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

起見

qǐjiàn

ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Simplified 起见

  1. 1motive
  2. 2purpose
  3. 3(sth) being the motive or purpose
Example

我建議,為了禮貌起見,我們儘可能少喝。

wǒ jiànyì wèile lǐmào qǐjiàn wǒmen jǐnkěnéng shǎo hē

I suggest that, out of politeness, we drink as little as possible.

Keep 起見 and it comes back until you know it.

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