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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

看见 [kànjiàn]
  1. 1. verb see
    黑暗中我看见一个人影。
    I could make out a figure in the dark.
    看见过瀑布吗?
    Have you ever seen a waterfall?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

看见 [kànjiàn]
  1. 1. catch sight of; see; sight
    我看了好半天,可是什么也没看见
    I looked for a while but didn't see anything.
    看见老张了吗?
    Did you see Lao Zhang?

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

看见 [kànjiàn]
  1. 1. 看到
    一眼就看见
    看得见
    看不见。
  2. 2. 跟"看"①略有不同:"看"①指动作本身,"看见"指动作的结果;"看"①可表示动作正在进行,"看见"则表示动作已经完成。

Examples

看见没有人帮腔,也就不再坚持了。
When he saw nobody supporting him, he no longer insisted.
看见下棋他就馋得慌。
His fingers itch at the sight of a game of chess.
看见他穿着一身新衣服大模大样地在街上走。
I saw him swaggering along the street in his new suit.
我单看见小李。
I only saw Xiao Li.
我只看见个后身,认不清是谁。
I couldn't make out who he was as I only saw his back.
我看了好半天,可是什么也没看见
I looked for a while but didn't see anything.
这回我可亲眼看见啦!
This time I've actually seen it for myself.
你难道没看见我正忙着吗?
Don't you see I'm busy at the moment?
看见那人好像是老李,我冒喊一声。
As he looked very much like Lao Li, I made bold as to call out to him.

Collocations

清楚地看见
to see clearly
能够看见
seeable
亲眼看见
to see for oneself
看见星星
to see the stars
看见
to have seen

Word Decomposition


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