Chinese
kànjiàn
Meaning: to see; to catch sight of
Part of Speech: Verb

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Example sentences

你剛才有看見他嗎?
你刚才有看见他吗?
Did you see him just now?
我親眼看見了。
I saw it with my own eyes.
我剛才在圖書館看見他。
I saw him in the library just now.
這張照片拍得很清晰,連細微的紋路都能看見。
This photo was taken very clearly, even the fine details can be seen.
他睜開眼睛,看見了窗外的陽光。
He opened his eyes and saw the sunlight outside the window.

Usage Notes

Similar to 看到, it indicates the successful completion of the action of looking.

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