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见

jiàn · jian/xiàn · xian

Traditional 見

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Meaning

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jiàn 見

  1. to see
  2. to meet
  3. to appear (to be sth)
  4. to interview
  5. opinion
  6. view

xiàn 見

  1. to appear
  2. also written 現 / 现 (xiàn)
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Long time no see

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)！好久(hǎojiǔ)不见(bùjiàn)！

    Liangliang! Long time no see!

  2. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)！我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)见(jiàn)过(guò)你(nǐ)。

    Dengdeng! I saw you on the subway yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)看见(kànjiàn)你(nǐ)？

    Really? How come I didn't see you?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)了(le)，你(nǐ)戴(dài)着(zhe)耳机(ěrjī)，没(méi)听见(tīngjiàn)。

    I called you, but you were wearing earphones and didn't hear.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)就(jiù)见(jiàn)过(guò)我(wǒ)，不(bù)算(suàn)好久(hǎojiǔ)不见(bùjiàn)！

    You saw me yesterday. That does not count as a long time!

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)啊(a)，那(nà)明天(míngtiān)见(jiàn)！

    Right! Then see you tomorrow!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)所(suǒ)见(jiàn)过(guò)的(de)最(zuì)大(dà)型(xíng)的(de)构(gòu)造(zào)了(le)。

This is the most massive structure I've ever seen.

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

02

“以(yǐ)前(qián)我(wǒ)们(men)没(méi)在(zài)哪(nǎ)儿(r)见(jiàn)过(guò)吗(ma)？”学(xué)生(sheng)问(wèn)道(dào)。

"Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.

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

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