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望见

望見
wàngjiàn
verb HSK 6 #44,377

Meanings

  1. 1 to espy; to catch sight of; to spot (from a distance)

Characters

望
wàng
to gaze; to look into the distance
见
jiàn
to see; to perceive
To gaze and see — to spot something in the distance.

Examples

他从山上望见了远处的村庄。
Tā cóng shān shàng wàng jiàn le yuǎnchù de cūnzhuāng.
He spotted a distant village from the mountain.
我望见他在人群中走过。
Wǒ wàng jiàn tā zài rénqún zhōng zǒu guò.
I caught sight of him walking through the crowd.
站在高处可以望见大海。
Zhàn zài gāochù kěyǐ wàng jiàn dàhǎi.
Standing at a high point, you can see the ocean.

Tips

usage
望见 implies seeing something at a distance, unlike 看见 which is general seeing. It has a slightly literary flavor.
usage
看见 = see (general), 望见 = spot from afar, 瞥见 = catch a glimpse, 目睹 = witness.

Stroke Order

望 wàng
见 jiàn