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The word 看见 is formed by combining the character 看, meaning 'to look' or 'to watch', with the character 见, meaning 'to see' or 'to perceive'; this semantic compounding merges the action of looking with the result of visual perception to create a verb meaning 'to see' or 'to catch sight of'.

Example Sentences Hide

我看见一只小狗。

Wǒ kànjiàn yī zhǐ xiǎo gǒu.

I see a little dog.

他看见天空很蓝。

Tā kànjiàn tiānkōng hěn lán.

He sees that the sky is very blue.

昨天我在公园看见她。

Zuótiān wǒ zài gōngyuán kànjiàn tā.

Yesterday I saw her in the park.

如果你看见他，请告诉他。

Rúguǒ nǐ kànjiàn tā, qǐng gàosù tā.

If you see him, please tell him.

从窗户往外看，我看见孩子们在玩耍。

Cóng chuānghu wǎng wài kàn, wǒ kànjiàn háizimen zài wánshuǎ.

Looking out from the window, I see the children playing.

Word Definition - 看见

kàn jiàn to see; to catch sight of

Individual Character Details

看 kān, kàn
见 jiàn, xiàn