看得见

看得見

kàndejiàn

verb #10,089

Meanings

1 can see; able to see; visible

Characters

to look; to see

(potential complement marker)

to perceive; to see

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

Examples

HSK 3

从这里看得见大海。

Cóng zhèlǐ kàndejiàn dàhǎi.

You can see the ocean from here.

HSK 5

天太黑了，什么都看不见。

Tiān tài hēi le, shénme dōu kànbujiàn.

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

HSK 5

他的进步是看得见的。

Tā de jìnbù shì kàndejiàn de.

His progress is visible.

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 de

见 jiàn