bújiàn

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Character · VerbTraditional不見

not see; lose; not meet

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to not see; to not be visible; to be missing

Used to state that something is not visible or has not been observed.

Wǒ我
zài在
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
zhǎo找
le了
wǒ我
de的
yào钥
shi匙
 ，
dàn但
shì是
bú不
jiàn见
zōng踪
yǐng影
 。

I looked for my keys in the room, but they were nowhere to be found.

Tā他
bú不
jiàn见
le了
 ，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
dān担
xīn心
 。

He is missing, and everyone is very worried.

2.

verb

to not meet; to not see each other

Often used to indicate a lack of meeting or encounter between people.

Wǒ我
men们
hǎo好
jiǔ久
bú不
jiàn见
le了
 。

Long time no see.

Tā他
shuō说
bù不
xiǎng想
jiàn见
wǒ我
 ，
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
men们
bú不
jiàn见
 。

He said he doesn't want to see me, so we won't meet.