jiàn

箅

Character · Verb · Noun · ParticleTraditional見

see; meet; view

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Meanings

5 senses · 13 examples
1.

verb

to see; to catch sight of

Used for the basic act of visual perception.

Wǒ我
zuó昨
tiān天
zài在
jiē街
shang上
jiàn见
dào到
tā他
le了
 。

I saw him on the street yesterday.

Nǐ你
jiàn见
guo过
dà大
hǎi海
ma吗
 ？

Have you ever seen the sea?

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Yǎn眼
jiàn见
wéi为
shí实
 。

Seeing is believing.

2.

verb

to meet; to see (someone)

Used for social meetings and appointments.

Wǒ我
men们
yuē约
hǎo好
míng明
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
jiàn见
 。

We agreed to meet tomorrow afternoon.

Tā他
yāo要
qiú求
jiàn见
jīng经
lǐ理
 。

He asked to see the manager.

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Hǎo好
jiǔ久
bù不
jiàn见
 ！

Long time no see!

3.

verb

to appear; to be visible

Used when something becomes apparent or shows itself.

Tā他
de的
bìng病
jiàn见
hǎo好
le了
 。

His illness is showing signs of improvement.

Yuè月
liang亮
cóng从
yún云
hòu后
jiàn见
chū出
lái来
le了
 。

The moon appeared from behind the clouds.

4.

noun

view; opinion; insight

Refers to one's perspective, opinion, or understanding of something.

Qǐng请
tán谈
tan谈
nǐ你
de的
gāo高
jiàn见
 。

Please share your esteemed opinion.

Zài在
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
shang上
 ，
wǒ我
men们
yì意
jiàn见
yī一
zhì致
 。

We are of the same opinion on this issue.

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Tā他
hěn很
yǒu有
yuǎn远
jiàn见
 。

He is very farsighted.

5.

particle

indicates passive voice or being subjected to an action

literary

Used in formal or literary contexts to form a passive construction.

Tā他
jiàn见
xiào笑
yú于
dà大
fāng方
zhī之
jiā家
 。

He was laughed at by experts.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
shuō说
fǎ法
jiàn见
zhū诸
bào报
duān端
 。

This claim appears in the press.