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看见

kàn jiàn · kan jian

Traditional 看見

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to see
  2. to catch sight of
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Where is the red bird?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看见(kànjiàn)那(nà)只(zhī)红色(hóngsè)的(de)鸟(niǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Do you see that red bird?

  2. Dengdeng

    没(méi)看见(kànjiàn)。在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    I do not. Where?

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)那(nà)棵(kē)树(shù)上(shàng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)！

    In that tree. Look!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)还是(háishi)看不见(kànbujiàn)……我(wǒ)的(de)眼镜(yǎnjìng)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)。

    I still cannot see it... my glasses are at home.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)戴(dài)眼镜(yǎnjìng)就(jiù)出来(chūlái)了(le)？

    Why did you come out without your glasses?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)出门(chūmén)的(de)时候(shíhou)没(méi)看见(kànjiàn)眼镜(yǎnjìng)。

    I did not see my glasses when I left home.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)一(yí)个(ge)人(rén)，没(méi)看(kàn)见(jiàn)狼(láng)。

I can see a person, but I can't see any wolves.

Tatoeba: Chinese by go_oo · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yì)些(xiē)同(tóng)学(xué)看(kàn)见(jiàn)我(wǒ)给(gěi)了(le)他(tā)巧(qiǎo)克(kè)力(lì)。

Some classmates saw me give him chocolate.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Vortarulo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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看
kàn

to see; to look at; to read

见
jiàn

to see; to meet

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