Hanzi
Traditional
見
Simplified
见

to appear/also written 現|现[xian4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

jiàn, xiàn

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄢˋ, ㄒㄧㄢˋ

Jyutping

gin3

Example sentences

夢見 / 梦见 mèngjiàn
昨晚我夢見了我的祖母。
昨晚我梦见了我的祖母。

I dreamt of my grandmother last night.

意見 / 意见 yìjiàn
我們尊重大家的意見。
我们尊重大家的意见。

We respect everyone's opinions.

對於 / 对于 duìyú
對於這項提案，我沒有意見。
对于这项提案，我没有意见。

I have no opinion regarding this proposal.

看見 / 看见 kànjiàn
你剛才有看見他嗎？
你刚才有看见他吗？

Did you see him just now?

親 / 亲 qīn
我親眼看見了。
我亲眼看见了。

I saw it with my own eyes.

見 / 见 jiàn
我昨天去見了我的老師。
我昨天去见了我的老师。

I went to see my teacher yesterday.

僅 / 仅 jǐn
我僅見過他一次。
我仅见过他一次。

I have only seen him once.

見到 / 见到 jiàndào
我很久沒見到他了。
我很久没见到他了。

I haven't seen him for a long time.

嘿 hēi
嘿！好久沒見到你了。
嘿！好久没见到你了。

Hey! Haven't seen you in a long time.

一見如故 / 一见如故 yījiànrúgù
我們在晚宴上第一次見面，卻一見如故，聊得非常開心。
我们在晚宴上第一次见面，却一见如故，聊得非常开心。

We met for the first time at the dinner party, but we hit it off immediately and had a great conversation.

Example Vocabulary

夢見

meng4'jian4

to dream of; to see in a dream

意見

yi4'jian4

opinion; view; suggestion

看見

kan4'jian4

to see; to catch sight of

見

jian4

to see; to meet

見到

jian4'dao4

to see; to meet; to run into

一見如故

yi1'jian4'ru2'gu4

to hit it off from the start; to feel like old friends at the first meeting

不見

bu4'jian4

to disappear; to not see

不見不散

bu4'jian4'bu4'san4

不見得

bu4'jian4'de

not necessarily; not likely

主見

zhu3'jian4

own opinion; independent thinking

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