看得见

看得見

kàndejiàn

verb HSK 6 #10,089

Meanings

1 can see; able to see; visible

Characters

to look; to see

able to perceive (potential complement)

Able to see — the potential complement expressing the ability to see something.

Examples

从这里看得见大海。

Cóng zhèlǐ kàn de jiàn dàhǎi.

You can see the ocean from here.

天太黑了，什么都看不见。

Tiān tài hēi le, shénme dōu kàn bu jiàn.

It's too dark, I can't see anything.

他的进步是看得见的。

Tā de jìnbù shì kàn de jiàn de.

His progress is visible.

晴天看得见远处的山。

Qíngtiān kàn de jiàn yuǎnchù de shān.

On clear days you can see the mountains in the distance.

Tips

usage

This is the potential complement pattern: V + 得/不 + result. 看得见/看不见 (can/can't see), 听得见/听不见 (can/can't hear), 买得起/买不起 (can/can't afford). This pattern is one of the most important in Chinese grammar.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

得 dé

见 jiàn