看见 kàn jiàn
“to see; to catch sight of”
verbHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 看見
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
看见 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 101: 看见 kànjiàn — Level 1; official annotation 1 (动). PDF page 82
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 看见
看见 means "to see" — to perceive something with your eyes, often something you notice at a particular moment. It is a verb-complement compound (看 'look' + the result complement 见) and takes a direct object: 看见 + person/thing. Use it for the result of seeing, not for the action of looking (which is 看).
例句Example sentences
- 我看见他了。wǒ kàn jiàn tā le.I saw him.
- 你看见我的书了吗？nǐ kàn jiàn wǒ de shū le ma?Did you see my book?
- 我在学校看见老师了。wǒ zài xué xiào kàn jiàn lǎo shī le.I saw the teacher at school.
易混词Easily confused
看见vs看
看 is to look/read/watch (an action); 看见 is to see (the result). 我看书 = I read; 我看见他 = I see him.