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[粵] gin3 | [國] jian4 [1] [v] see; catch sight of; observe [2] [v] meet; call on; visit [3] [n] view; opinion; idea [4] [v] show evidence of; appear to be [5] [v] (used before a verb to indicate the passive) [6] [v] [粵] feel (cold, dizzy, sick, etc) [粵] jin6 | [國] xian4 [v] show; appear; become visible (as variant of 現} Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 貝 |
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再見
zoi3 gin3 = goodbye; see you soon
好耐冇見
hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3 = long time no see 粵
見面
gin3 min6 = to meet
聽見
teng1 gin3 = hear; listen
睇見
tai2 gin3 = see; catch sight of 粵
看見
hon3 gin3 = see; catch sight of 國
見到
gin3 dou3*2 = see; have seen; have met
可見
ho2 gin3 = clear (it is the case), visible
唔見咗
m4 gin3 zo2 = lost; lost sight of; unable to find; missing 粵
好久不見
hou2 gau2 bat1 gin3 = long time no see 國See all 190 compounds (CantoDict reports 191 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 36 examples containing 見
不要跟他一般見識! 國
don't lower yourself to their level! [lit. don't follow them in being so common/basic/primitive]
我見到呢度有一間唔係好大嘅警崗 粵
I can see a police box that's not very big here. [Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.]
點解我今日冇見到你呀 粵
Why didn't I see you today? [Lit. why I today not-have see-arrive you [particle]? [maybe on the telephone]]
你要大大方方噉見佢 粵
You need to meet her confidently. [Lit. you need confident-and-holding-yourself-properly-manner see her. 大大方方 means standing upright and looking someone in the eyes.]
唔係呃,我今朝重未見到佢。 粵
No, I haven't seen him yet this morning. [呃 [aak3] is a final particle used here to emphasize a denial of sth which is often detailed immediately after it.]
我每次見到佢﹐ 佢都係講緊電話。 粵
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him. [English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]
估唔到會喺呢度見到你! 粵
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
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
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
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.
剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉 粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.
見到你頭先嘅樣，我諗你已經知道咗呢本唔係普通嘅筆記啦 粵
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook. [Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.]
我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面 粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago. [Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]
我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟 粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo! [Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]
嗰個學生唔見咗部手機，手機重係新嘅添。 粵
That student has lost his mobile phone, and a new one at that. [重係...添 = at that]
我今朝發咗個夢，係關於你嘅。 喺夢裡面我見到你同我一齊玩器械。 粵
This morning I had a dream, it was about you. In the dream I saw us playing the equipment together Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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