常见

常見

chángjiàn

adjective HSK 2 #6,321

Meanings

1 common
2 commonly seen
3 frequently encountered

Characters

Examples

这是一种常见的病。

Zhè shì yì zhǒng chángjiàn de bìng.

This is a common illness.

常见问题有哪些？

Chángjiàn wèntí yǒu nǎxiē?

What are the common questions?

熊猫在四川很常见。

Xióngmāo zài Sìchuān hěn chángjiàn.

Pandas are commonly seen in Sichuan.

Tips

usage

常见 emphasizes that something is frequently encountered. 常用 emphasizes that something is frequently used. A word can be 常见 (you see it often) but not 常用 (you don't use it yourself).

Stroke Order

常 cháng

见 jiàn