看见 (kàn jiàn): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word 看见 means “to see” or “to catch sight of”. It is used to describe the act of visually perceiving something or someone. For example, you might say “我看见了你” to mean “I saw you”. The word 看见 is a combination of two characters: 看 meaning “to look” and 见 meaning “to see”. It is a commonly used word in everyday conversation and is an essential part of the Chinese language.

Translation

Verb: to see, to catch sight of

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
我昨天晚上在公园看见了一只小狗wǒ zuótiān wǎnshàng zài gōngyuán kànjiànle yī zhī xiǎo gǒuLast night in the park, I saw a little dog
他今天上午在学校门口看见了他的老师tā jīntiān shàngwǔ zài xuéxiào ménkǒu kànjiànle tā de lǎoshīHe saw his teacher at the school gate this morning
我们在电影院看见了一个很有名的演员wǒmen zài diànyǐngyuàn kànjiànle yīgè hěn yǒumíng de yǎnyuánWe saw a famous actor at the cinema
她在商店里看见了一条很漂亮的裙子tā zài shāngdiàn lǐ kànjiànle yī tiáo hěn piàoliang de qúnziShe saw a very beautiful dress in the store
昨天我在公园里看见了我的朋友zuótiān wǒ zài gōngyuán lǐ kànjiànle wǒ de péngyǒuYesterday, I saw my friend in the park
我们在海边看见了一只海龟wǒmen zài hǎibiān kànjiànle yī zhī hǎiguīWe saw a sea turtle at the beach

HSK

看见 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 看见 with Pinyin and English Translation