瞧见

瞧見

qiáojiàn

verb #10,147

Meanings

1 to see
2 to catch sight of

Characters

to look; to see

to see; to perceive

Look and see — to catch sight of.

Examples

你瞧见他往哪儿去了吗？

Nǐ qiáojiàn tā wǎng nǎr qù le ma?

Did you see which way he went?

我瞧见她在街上走过。

Wǒ qiáojiàn tā zài jiē shàng zǒu guò.

I caught sight of her walking down the street.

Tips

usage

瞧见 is colloquial and common in northern Chinese dialects. It is interchangeable with 看见 (kànjiàn) but sounds more casual and folksy.

Stroke Order

瞧 qiáo

见 jiàn