看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
看见 (kàn jiàn) means "to see" or "to catch sight of," as in 我看见他了 (I saw him), 你看见我的书了吗 (Did you see my book?) and 我在门口看见了一只猫 (I saw a cat at the door). This entry covers this one sense: seeing someone or something with your eyes.
What does 看见 mean?
- 1.
to see; to catch sight ofverb
What do the characters in 看见 mean?
- 看to see; to look at
- 见to see
How do you use 看见?
See it in 我看见他了, 你看见我的书了吗 and 我在门口看见了一只猫.
What are some examples of 看见 in a sentence?
How is 看见 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你看见我的书了吗?
Nǐ kànjiàn wǒ de shū le ma?
Did you see my book?
- Speaker B:
没看见。
Méi kànjiàn.
I didn't see it.
- Speaker A:
我在门口看见了一只猫。
Wǒ zài ménkǒu kànjiàn le yì zhī māo.
I saw a cat at the door.
- Speaker B:
是我的猫!
Shì wǒ de māo!
It's my cat!
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.