看见

看見

kànjiàn

verb HSK 1 #312

Meanings

1 to see; to catch sight of

Characters

to see; to perceive

Examples

我看见他了。

Wǒ kànjiàn tā le.

I saw him.

你看见我的手机了吗？

Nǐ kànjiàn wǒ de shǒujī le ma?

Have you seen my phone?

Tips

grammar

见 here acts as a result complement meaning 'successfully perceived.' This pattern extends to other senses: 听见 (tīngjiàn, to hear), 闻见 (wénjiàn, to smell).

Stroke Order

看 kàn

见 jiàn