qiáojian

瞧见

Word · VerbTraditional瞧見

catch sight of; see

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to catch sight of; to see; to spot

informal

Colloquial equivalent of 看见, commonly used in spoken Mandarin and northern dialects. Often implies a momentary or accidental sighting.

Nǐ你
qiáo瞧
jiàn见
wǒ我
de的
yào钥
shi匙
le了
ma吗
 ？

Did you see my keys?

Wǒ我
qiáo瞧
jiàn见
yī一
gè个
rén人
yǐng影
cóng从
chuāng窗
qián前
zǒu走
guò过
 。

I caught sight of a figure walking past the window.

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Tā他
qiáo瞧
jiàn见
guāng光
róng荣
bǎng榜
shàng上
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
míng名
zì字
 ，
gāo高
xìng兴
jí极
le了
 。

He was overjoyed to see his own name on the honor roll.

Tiān天
tài太
hēi黑
le了
 ，
gēn根
běn本
qiáo瞧
bu不
jiàn见
lù路
 。

It was too dark to see the road at all.