Word

见 (jiàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

Meaning of 见

动 dòng verb

to see; to meet

我明天见你。

wǒ míng tiān jiàn nǐ

I'll see you tomorrow.

Word breakdown

见 jiàn — to see; to meet

1 再见 zài jiàn — goodbye HSK 1
- 再 again
- 见 to see
Example

再见，明天见。

zài jiàn míng tiān jiàn

Goodbye, see you tomorrow.
2 听见 tīng jiàn — to hear HSK 1
- 听 to listen; the action of using one's hearing
- 见 to perceive; indicates successful perception or result
Example

我听见有人在敲门。

wǒ tīng jiàn yǒu rén zài qiāo mén

I heard someone knocking on the door.
3 看见 kàn jiàn — to see HSK 1
- 看 to look, to watch (the action)
- 见 to perceive, to catch sight of (the result)
Example

我在公园里看见了我的老师。

wǒ zài gōng yuán lǐ kàn jiàn le wǒ de lǎo shī

I saw my teacher in the park.
4 不见 bú jiàn — not see; disappear; be missing HSK 3
- 不 not; no
- 见 to see; to perceive
Example

我的钥匙不见了。

wǒ de yào shi bú jiàn le

My keys have disappeared.
5 常见 cháng jiàn — common HSK 3
- 常 often, frequently
- 见 seen, encountered
Example

这是一个常见的问题。

zhè shì yí gè cháng jiàn de wèn tí

This is a common problem.

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6 见面 jiàn miàn — to meet HSK 3
- 见 to see
- 面 face
Example

我们明天见面吧。

wǒ men míng tiān jiàn miàn ba

Let's meet tomorrow.
7 遇见 yù jiàn — to meet HSK 3
- 遇 to encounter, to meet
- 见 to see, to meet (visually)
Example

我在图书馆遇见了老朋友。

wǒ zài tú shū guǎn yù jiàn le lǎo péng you

I met an old friend at the library.
8 少见 shǎo jiàn — rare HSK 4
- 少 few, seldom
- 见 see, encounter
Example

这么大的雪在南方很少见。

zhè me dà de xuě zài nán fāng hěn shǎo jiàn

Such heavy snow is rare in the south.
9 意见 yì jiàn — opinion HSK 4
- 意 thought, intention
- 见 view, perspective
Example

我对这个问题有不同的意见。

wǒ duì zhè ge wèn tí yǒu bù tóng de yì jiàn

I have a different opinion on this issue.
10 可见 kě jiàn — evidently; it can be seen that HSK 5
- 可 can; possible; able to
- 见 see; perceive; be visible
Example

他每天都很努力学习，可见他很想考上好大学。

tā měi tiān dōu hěn nǔ lì xué xí kě jiàn tā hěn xiǎng kǎo shàng hǎo dà xué

He studies hard every day, evidently he really wants to get into a good university.
11 碰见 pèng jiàn — to run into, to bump into, to meet by chance HSK 5
- 碰 bump, encounter by chance (the accidental nature of the meeting)
- 见 see, meet (the act of seeing or meeting someone)
Example

我昨天在街上碰见了老朋友。

wǒ zuó tiān zài jiē shàng pèng jiàn le lǎo péng you

I ran into an old friend on the street yesterday.
12 会见 huì jiàn — to meet with HSK 6
- 会 to meet, to gather
- 见 to see, to meet face-to-face
Example

总统会见了外国代表团

zǒng tǒng huì jiàn le wài guó dài biǎo tuán

The president met with the foreign delegation
13 罕见 hǎn jiàn — rare HSK 6
- 罕 seldom, rarely
- 见 seen, encountered
Example

这种鸟在这个地区很罕见。

zhè zhǒng niǎo zài zhè ge dì qū hěn hǎn jiàn

This type of bird is very rare in this area.
14 一针见血 yì zhēn jiàn xiě — to hit the nail on the head; to get straight to the point HSK 7
- 一 one; indicates a single precise action
- 针 needle; metaphor for sharp, incisive insight
- 见 to see; to reveal or expose (the truth)
- 血 blood; metaphor for the essence or core truth
Example

他的评论一针见血，指出了问题的核心。

tā de píng lùn yì zhēn jiàn xiě zhǐ chū le wèn tí de hé xīn

His comment hit the nail on the head, pointing out the core of the problem.
15 不见得 bú jiàn dé — not necessarily HSK 7
- 不 not (negation)
- 见 see, perceive
- 得 obtain, reach (forms potential complement)
Example

贵的东西不见得就是好的。

guì de dōng xi bú jiàn dé jiù shì hǎo de

Expensive things are not necessarily good.
16 偏见 piān jiàn — prejudice HSK 7
- 偏 biased, inclined to one side, partial
- 见 view, opinion, perspective
Example

我们应该消除对他人的偏见。

wǒ men yīng gāi xiāo chú duì tā rén de piān jiàn

We should eliminate prejudice against others.
17 参见 cān jiàn — see also, refer to HSK 7
- 参 to consult, to refer
- 见 to see, to view
Example

关于更多信息，请参见第五章。

guān yú gèng duō xìn xī qǐng cān jiàn dì wǔ zhāng

For more information, please refer to Chapter 5.
18 司空见惯 sī kōng jiàn guàn — commonplace, a common occurrence HSK 7
- 司 official, to manage (part of ancient official title)
- 空 empty, sky (completes the official title 司空)
- 见 to see, to witness
- 惯 accustomed to, habitual
Example

在互联网时代，网上购物已经司空见惯。

zài hù lián wǎng shí dài wǎng shàng gòu wù yǐ jīng sī kōng jiàn guàn

In the internet age, online shopping has become commonplace.
19 各抒己见 gè shū jǐ jiàn — each airs their own views HSK 7
- 各 each, every (indicates individuality)
- 抒 express, convey (to articulate feelings or thoughts)
- 己 one's own, oneself (emphasizes personal ownership)
- 见 opinion, view (perspective or viewpoint)
Example

在会议上，大家各抒己见，讨论很热烈。

zài huì yì shàng dà jiā gè shū jǐ jiàn tǎo lùn hěn rè liè

At the meeting, everyone voiced their opinions, and the discussion was very lively.
20 喜闻乐见 xǐ wén lè jiàn — widely loved and appreciated HSK 7
- 喜 happy, delighted (in hearing)
- 闻 to hear, to listen
- 乐 happy, pleased (in seeing)
- 见 to see, to witness
Example

这种喜闻乐见的节目深受大众欢迎。

zhè zhǒng xǐ wén lè jiàn de jié mù shēn shòu dà zhòng huān yíng

This type of widely loved program is highly popular with the public.
21 拜见 bài jiàn — to pay respects to, to call on HSK 7
- 拜 to pay respects, to bow respectfully
- 见 to see, to meet
Example

明天我要去拜见长辈。

míng tiān wǒ yào qù bài jiàn zhǎng bèi

Tomorrow I will go to pay respects to my elders.
22 接见 jiē jiàn — to receive (a visitor) HSK 7
- 接 to receive, to welcome
- 见 to see, to meet with
Example

总统接见了外国大使。

zǒng tǒng jiē jiàn le wài guó dà shǐ

The president received the foreign ambassador.
23 显而易见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn — obvious HSK 7
- 显 visible, evident, apparent
- 而 and, conjunction connecting two parts
- 易 easy, simple
- 见 to see, to perceive
Example

这个问题的答案显而易见。

zhè ge wèn tí de dá àn xiǎn ér yì jiàn

The answer to this question is obvious.
24 见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi — to act bravely for a just cause HSK 7
- 见 to see, to witness
- 义 righteousness, justice
- 勇 brave, courageous
- 为 to act, to do
Example

他见义勇为，救了落水的孩子。

tā jiàn yì yǒng wéi jiù le luò shuǐ de hái zi

He acted bravely for justice and saved the drowning child.
25 见仁见智 jiàn rén jiàn zhì — opinions differ; different people have different views HSK 7
- 见 to see, to perceive (first occurrence)
- 仁 benevolence (representing one perspective)
- 见 to see, to perceive (second occurrence)
- 智 wisdom (representing another perspective)
Example

关于这个问题，大家见仁见智。

guān yú zhè ge wèn tí dà jiā jiàn rén jiàn zhì

Regarding this issue, everyone has different opinions.
26 见利忘义 jiàn lì wàng yì — to forsake justice for personal gain HSK 7
- 见 to see, to encounter
- 利 profit, benefit, gain
- 忘 to forget, to neglect
- 义 righteousness, justice, loyalty
Example

那个商人见利忘义，出卖了朋友的商业秘密。

nà ge shāng rén jiàn lì wàng yì chū mài le péng you de shāng yè mì mì

That businessman forsook justice for personal gain and betrayed his friend's business secrets.
27 见外 jiàn wài — to stand on ceremony HSK 7
- 见 to regard, to view, to consider
- 外 outside, outsider, external
Example

我们是老朋友了，不要见外。

wǒ men shì lǎo péng you le bú yào jiàn wài

We're old friends, don't stand on ceremony.
28 见多识广 jiàn duō shí guǎng — knowledgeable and experienced HSK 7
- 见 to see, to have seen
- 多 much, many
- 识 knowledge, to know
- 广 broad, wide, extensive
Example

这位老教授见多识广，学生们都喜欢向他请教。

zhè wèi lǎo jiào shòu jiàn duō shí guǎng xué shēng men dōu xǐ huan xiàng tā qǐng jiào

This old professor is knowledgeable and experienced, students all like to consult him.
29 见效 jiàn xiào — to take effect, to show results, to be effective HSK 7
- 见 to see, to appear, to show (the manifestation of)
- 效 effect, efficacy, result
Example

这个药很快就见效了。

zhè ge yào hěn kuài jiù jiàn xiào le

This medicine took effect quickly.
30 见解 jiàn jiě — view HSK 7
- 见 see, perceive
- 解 understand, interpret
Example

我很想听听你对这个问题的见解。

wǒ hěn xiǎng tīng ting nǐ duì zhè ge wèn tí de jiàn jiě

I'd really like to hear your view on this issue.
31 见证 jiàn zhèng — to witness HSK 7
- 见 to see, to witness
- 证 proof, evidence, attestation
Example

我们一起见证这个美好的时刻。

wǒ men yì qǐ jiàn zhèng zhè ge měi hǎo de shí kè

Let's witness this wonderful moment together.
32 见识 jiàn shi — to experience HSK 7
- 见 to see, to observe
- 识 to know, knowledge
Example

我想去北京见识一下大城市的生活。

wǒ xiǎng qù Běi jīng jiàn shi yī xià dà chéng shì de shēng huó

I want to go to Beijing to experience life in a big city.
33 见闻 jiàn wén — what one sees and hears; experiences; knowledge gained HSK 7
- 见 to see; visual perception
- 闻 to hear; auditory perception
Example

她喜欢和朋友分享旅途中的见闻。

tā xǐ huan hé péng you fēn xiǎng lǚ tú zhōng de jiàn wén

She likes to share her travel experiences with friends.
34 远见 yuǎn jiàn — foresight HSK 7
- 远 far (into the future)
- 见 see, perceive
Example

他很有远见，提前做好了准备。

tā hěn yǒu yuǎn jiàn tí qián zuò hǎo le zhǔn bèi

He has great foresight and prepared in advance.
35 随处可见 suí chù kě jiàn — can be seen everywhere HSK 7
- 随 along, anywhere (indicates following or going along with any location)
- 处 place, spot (refers to locations or places)
- 可 can, may (indicates possibility or ability)
- 见 see, be seen (the action or state of seeing/being visible)
Example

在中国，共享单车随处可见。

zài zhōng guó gòng xiǎng dān chē suí chù kě jiàn

In China, shared bicycles can be seen everywhere.
36 难得一见 nán dé yī jiàn — rarely seen HSK 7
- 难 difficult, hard
- 得 to obtain, to get
- 一 one (emphasizing singularity)
- 见 to see, to meet
Example

如此美丽的日落难得一见。

rú cǐ měi lì de rì luò nán dé yī jiàn

Such a beautiful sunset is rarely seen.
37 预见 yù jiàn — to foresee HSK 7
- 预 in advance, beforehand
- 见 to see, to perceive
Example

我们无法预见未来会发生什么。

wǒ men wú fǎ yù jiàn wèi lái huì fā shēng shén me

We cannot foresee what will happen in the future.
38 高见 gāo jiàn — insightful opinion HSK 7
- 高 high, elevated (elevates the opinion to superior quality)
- 见 opinion, view, insight
Example

请问您有什么高见？

qǐng wèn nín yǒu shén me gāo jiàn

May I ask for your insightful opinion?