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看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of

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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. 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?

  1. 我看见他了。

    Wǒ kànjiàn tā le.

    I saw him.

  2. 你看见我的书了吗?

    Nǐ kànjiàn wǒ de shū le ma?

    Did you see my book?

  3. 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.

How is 看见 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你看见我的书了吗?

    Nǐ kànjiàn wǒ de shū le ma?

    Did you see my book?

  2. Speaker B:

    没看见。

    Méi kànjiàn.

    I didn't see it.

  3. 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.

  4. Speaker B:

    是我的猫!

    Shì wǒ de māo!

    It's my cat!

Can you use 看见 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___他了。 (I saw him.)
  2. 2.What does 你看见我的书了吗? mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我在门口___了一只猫。 (I saw a cat at the door.)

What should you learn next?

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.