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The word "瞧见" (qiáojiàn) is a colloquial Chinese verb compound formed by combining two characters with similar semantic meanings related to vision: "瞧" (qiáo), meaning "to look at" or "to watch", and "见" (jiàn), meaning "to see" or "to perceive". This structure follows a common pattern in Chinese where two near-synonymous verbs are joined to create a single word that emphasizes the completed action or result, in this case, the act of looking resulting in successfully seeing, thus translating as "to catch sight of" or "to notice". The resultative nature of the compound is primarily conveyed by "见", which often indicates attainment of a goal, making the word more specific than either character alone.

Word Definition - 瞧见

qiáo jiàn to see

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