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  gin3 jin6   jyutping
  jian4 xian4   pinyin
[] gin3 | [] 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] [] feel (cold, dizzy, sick, etc)

[] jin6 | [] xian4
[v] show; appear; become visible (as variant of }


Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
Radical: (#147)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
見 / 见

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This word has been viewed 27300 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th May 2011 14:35

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detail  zoi3 gin3  zai4 jian4 = goodbye; see you soon
detail  hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3   = long time no see
detail  gin3 min6  jian4 mian4 = to meet
detail  teng1 gin3  ting1 jian4 = hear; listen
detail  tai2 gin3   = see; catch sight of
detail  hon3 gin3  kan4 jian4 = see; catch sight of
detail  gin3 dou3*2  jian4 dao4 = see; have seen; have met
detail  ho2 gin3  ke3 jian4 = clear (it is the case), visible
detail  m4 gin3 zo2  m2 jian4 zuo3 = lost; lost sight of; unable to find; missing
detail  hou2 gau2 bat1 gin3  hao3 jiu3 bu4*2 jian4 = long time no see
See all 190 compounds (CantoDict reports 191 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 36 examples containing 見
detail 可以見到  ? 
He can see me
detail 畀你見到
I don't want to let you see.
[Lit. I not want give you-[plural marker] see-arrive]
detail 見到
I can see two tables.
[Lit. I see-arrive two [counter] table.]
detail audio 女朋友
Have you seen his girlfriend before?
detail audio 見到父母開心
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.
detail 見到高興
nice to meet you
detail 見到真是太好了
It was nice meeting you.
detail 唔見咗我嘅荷包
Oh no! I can't find my wallet!
detail 不要一般見識!
don't lower yourself to their level!
[lit. don't follow them in being so common/basic/primitive]
detail 見到呢度唔係好警崗
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.]
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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