看见 (kànjiàn) means See. Below are 12 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
From the graded readers
我 看见 一件红色的衣服。
wǒ kànjiàn yíjiàn hóngsè de / dì yīfu.
I saw a red one.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going Shopping
我跑进电梯， 看见 了我的经理。
wǒ pǎo jìn diàntī, kànjiànle wǒ de(possessive) jīnglǐ.
I ran into the lift and saw my manager.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work
路上我能 看见 很多人和很多商店。
lùshang wǒ néng kànjiàn hěnduō rén hé hěnduō shāngdiàn.
On the way I can see lots of people and lots of shops.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
后来我 看见 一个老人在路口卖红薯。
hòulái wǒ kànjiàn yīgè lǎorén zài lù kǒu mài hóngshǔ.
Then I saw an old man selling sweet potatoes on the corner.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
火车开了以后，我 看见 了很多山和田。
huǒchē kāile yǐhòu, wǒ kànjiànle hěnduō shān hé tián.
After the train pulled out I saw a lot of hills and fields.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
我把那封信放在了书桌上，每天都能 看见 。
wǒ bǎ nà / nèi fēng xìn fàng zài le / liǎo / liào shū zhuō shàng, měitiān dōu néng kànjiàn.
I put the letter on my desk where I see it every day.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
我 看见 了爸爸、奶奶和弟弟，他们都在桌子旁边。
wǒ kànjiànle bàba, nǎinai hé dìdi, tāmen dōu zài zhuōzi pángbiān.
I saw my dad, my grandmother and my brother, all round the table.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
走到三楼的时候，我 看见 一位阿姨站在那里休息。
zǒudào sān lóu de / dì shíhou, wǒ kànjiàn yī wèi ā / ē yí zhàn zài nàli xiūxi.
On the third floor I saw a woman standing there resting.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
我回过头， 看见 他站在很远的地方，笑着向我招手。
wǒ huí guò tóu, kànjiàn tā zhàn zài hěn yuǎn de / dì dìfang, xiào zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó xiàng wǒ zhāo shǒu.
I looked back and saw him standing far away, smiling and waving.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
走到村子最里面的时候，我 看见 了我们家的老房子。
zǒudào cūnzi zuì lǐmiàn de / dì shíhou, wǒ kànjiànle wǒmen jiā de / dì lǎo fángzi.
When I got to the far end of the village I saw our old house.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
Questions about 看见
How is 看见 used in a sentence?
This page shows 12 sentences using 看见 (kànjiàn, "See"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 看见 an HSK word?
Yes — 看见 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 看见?
The dictionary page for 看见 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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