看不见

看不見

kànbujiàn

verb

Meanings

1 cannot see; unable to see
2 cannot be seen; invisible

Characters

not (unable to)

to see; to perceive

Examples

HSK 2

太远了，我看不见。

Tài yuǎn le, wǒ kànbujiàn.

It's too far away; I can't see it.

HSK 6

空气里有很多看不见的细菌。

Kōngqì lǐ yǒu hěnduō kànbujiàn de xìjūn.

The air is full of bacteria you can't see.

Tips

grammar

看不见 is the potential form of 看见: you are unable to see, because something is too far, too dark or blocked. 没看见 only says that you didn't see it. The positive is 看得见, and 听不见 'can't hear' works the same way.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

不 bù

见 jiàn