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见jiànto see

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见 (jiàn) means "to see" and "to meet." You see it in 看见 (to see, to catch sight of) and in goodbyes like 明天见 (see you tomorrow). It is also used for meeting a person, as in 见朋友. This entry covers two senses: seeing something and meeting someone.

What does 见 mean?

  1. 1.

    to seeverb

  2. 2.

    to meetverb

What does the character 见 mean?

  • 见to see

How do you use 见?

See it in 看见, 见朋友 and the farewell 明天见.

Patterns

  • time + 见

    明天见！

    Míngtiān jiàn!

    See you tomorrow!

  • 见 + person

    我今天要去见一个朋友。

    Wǒ jīntiān yào qù jiàn yí ge péngyou.

    I'm going to meet a friend today.

What are some examples of 见 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    我看见他了。

    Wǒ kànjiàn tā le.

    I saw him.

  2. HSK 1

    明天见！

    Míngtiān jiàn!

    See you tomorrow!

  3. HSK 1

    我今天要去见一个朋友。

    Wǒ jīntiān yào qù jiàn yí ge péngyou.

    I'm going to meet a friend today.

  4. HSK 1

    我很想见你。

    Wǒ hěn xiǎng jiàn nǐ.

    I really want to see you.

How is 见 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你今天去哪儿？

    Nǐ jīntiān qù nǎr?

    Where are you going today?

  2. Speaker B:

    我去见一个朋友。

    Wǒ qù jiàn yí ge péngyou.

    I'm going to meet a friend.

  3. Speaker A:

    好，明天见！

    Hǎo, míngtiān jiàn!

    OK, see you tomorrow!

  4. Speaker B:

    明天见！

    Míngtiān jiàn!

    See you tomorrow!

Can you use 见 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 明天___！ (See you tomorrow!)
  2. 2.In 我去见一个朋友, what does 见 mean?
  3. 3.Which means "I saw him"?

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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.