Chinese Character 見 (gin3 jin6 | jian4) : see, observe; visit

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見
gin3 jin6 jian4
[1] [v] see; observe; perceive; catch a sight of; understand; examine [2] [v] visit; see; call on; call at; meet [3] [v] receive (visitors, etc.); come face to face with [4] vide; see [5] to be used roughly as a verb to be in the passive voice [6] [v] move toward a certain direction (said of a situation, condition, etc., as getting worse, better, slimmer, etc.) [7] Kangxi radical Stroke count: 7 Level: 1 Radical: (#147)
見 / 见
Don't confuse with: 貝
This character was last edited on 19th Apr 2008
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再見 zoi3 gin3 zai4 jian4 = goodbye; see you soon 好耐冇見 hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3 = long time no see粵見面 gin3 min6 jian4 mian4 = to meet 聽見 teng1 gin3 ting1 jian4 = hear; listen 睇見 tai2 gin3 = see; catch sight of粵看見 hon3 gin3 kan4 jian4 = see; catch sight of國見到 gin3 dou32 jian4 dao4 = see; have seen; have met 唔見咗 m4 gin3 zo2 m2 jian4 zuo3 = lost; lost sight of; unable to find; missing粵好久不見 hou2 gau2 bat1 gin3 hao3 jiu3 bu42 jian4 = Long time no see國好耐唔見 hou2 noi6 m4 gin3 = long time no see粵 See all 113 compounds
Showing 10 of 15 examples containing 見你見過佢個女朋友未呀？粵 edit Have you seen his girlfriend before? 我一見到我父母就好開心。粵 edit I am very happy upon seeing my parents. 見到你很高興國 edit nice to meet you 能見到你真是太好了. 國 edit It was nice meeting you. 佢一見到我，即刻黑面粵 edit Once he saw me, he gave me a stern look. 死咯，唔見咗我嘅荷包！粵 edit Oh no! I can't find my wallet! 估唔到會喺呢度見到你! 粵 edit Fancy seeing you here! [See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.] 我冇咩意見粵 edit No comment [This sentence is discussed in more detail here: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,71102] 你又唔係去見皇上，使唔使咁姿整呀? 粵 edit You are not meeting the emperor, do you need to be so particular about what you wear? 唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷粵 edit No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappeating one by one; so you are the one stealing them. Show all 15 examples Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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