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看见 kànjiàn

看见 kànjiàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 看见 kànjiàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kànjiàn | kan4 jian4
English translation
to see
to catch sight of

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Traditional form

看見

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 看见 kànjiàn

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kān

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts putting a hand ( shǒu ) over the eyes () and looking ( kān ) into the distance.

Positional decomposition

手目

Number of Strokes

9
jiàn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of jiàn . Pictograph of a person ( jié ) using their eye () to see ( jiàn ).

Positional decomposition

冂儿

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 看见 kànjiàn

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zǒu lái cuàn xiǎng ràng 贝基看见 kànjiàn ,以此 yǐ cǐ lái 激怒 jī nù , shāng de xīn .

And he kept drifting about to find Becky and lacerate her with the performance.

喜欢 xǐhuan 看见 kànjiàn 年轻人 nián qīng rén zài 城里无所事事 wú suǒ shì shì de 到处 dàochù luàn guàng .

I don't like to see young people loafing around the town with nothing to do.

tái tóu , 看见 kànjiàn 他们 tā men de yǎn qíng dōu 好奇 hàoqí 地望 zhāo .

Looking up, I saw their eyes fixed on me in curiosity.

可是 kěshì dào le 山头 shān tóu , zhǐ 看见 kànjiàn piān chēn chēn de , 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng de jiān .

But at the crest he saw a shallow valley, empty of life.

我们 wǒmen 看见 kànjiàn 一个 shí 美元 Měi yuán 卖掉 mài diào 金表 de 男人 nán rén .

We saw a man who was selling gold watches for $

看见 kànjiàn Decomposition

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看见 kànjiàn Compounds

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