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不见

bù jiàn · bu jian

Traditional 不見

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. not to see
  2. not to meet
  3. to have disappeared
  4. to be missing
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Long time no see

  1. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，那边(nàbian)是(shì)里昂(lǐáng)？好久不见(hǎojiǔbùjiàn)！

    Huh, is that Leon over there? Long time no see!

  2. Leon

    好久不见(hǎojiǔbùjiàn)！你们(nǐmen)好吗(hǎoma)？

    Long time no see! How are you?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)最近(zuìjìn)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？一个月(yīgèyuè)都(dōu)没(méi)见到(jiàndào)你(nǐ)。

    Where have you been? We haven't seen you for a month.

  4. Leon

    我(wǒ)去(qù)北京(běijīng)学(xué)汉语(hànyǔ)了(le)。

    I went to Beijing to study Chinese.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)汉语(hànyǔ)进步(jìnbù)了(le)很多(hěnduō)！

    Your Chinese has improved a lot!

  6. Leon

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)学会(xuéhuì)了(le)一句(yījù)：好久不见(hǎojiǔbùjiàn)。

    Actually I only learned one phrase: long time no see.

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2 examples
01

放(fàng)在(zài)保(bǎo)险(xiǎn)箱(xiāng)里(lǐ)面(miàn)的(de)文(wén)件(jiàn)不(bú)见(jiàn)了(le)。

The papers that were in the safe are gone.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)到(dào)处(chù)找(zhǎo)钥(yào)匙(shi)，可(kě)是(shì)它(tā)不(bú)见(jiàn)了(le)。

I looked everywhere for my keys, but they were gone.

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