Usage note
不见用于描述某物或人突然不在了。
bújiàn yòng yù dé sǔn wù huò rén rú shì suǒ zài bù zài kàn dào de.
不见 is used to describe something or someone that suddenly disappears.
Context note
常见于描述物品或人在某个地方突然不见了。
jiān cháng yú sū deshuì wù pǐn huò rén zài gè néng dì fāng tū rán bù jiàn le.
It is commonly used to describe items or people suddenly disappearing in a place.
5 examples
钥匙不见了。
yào shi bú jiàn le。
The key has disappeared.
妈妈不见了。
mā ma bú jiàn le。
Mommy has disappeared.
书包不见了。
shū bāo bú jiàn le。
The backpack has disappeared.
小狗不见了。
xiǎo gǒu bú jiàn le。
The little dog has disappeared.
朋友不见了。
péng yǒu bú jiàn le。
Friend has disappeared.
5 mini stories
小明去公园玩，找不到他的风筝了。风筝不见。
xiǎo míng qù gōng yuán wán， zhǎo bú dào tā de fēng zheng le。 fēng zheng bú jiàn。
Xiaoming went to the park to play, but he couldn't find his kite. The kite is gone.
妈妈把玩具藏起来了，所以看不见。玩具不见了。
mā ma bǎ wán jù cáng qǐ lái le， suǒ yǐ kàn bú jiàn。 wán jù bú jiàn le。
Mommy hid the toy, so we can’t see it. The toy has disappeared.
小猫在房间里走来走去，突然不见了。小猫不见了。
xiǎo māo zài fáng jiān lǐ zǒu lái zǒu qù， tū rán bú jiàn le。 xiǎo māo bú jiàn le。
The little cat walked around in the room and suddenly disappeared. The little cat is gone.
爸爸把书放在桌子上，后来不见了。书不见了。
bà ba bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi shàng， hòu lái bú jiàn le。 shū bú jiàn le。
Daddy put the book on the table, but later it disappeared. The book has disappeared.
姐姐去洗手间了，现在不见了。姐姐不见了。
jiě jie qù xǐ shǒu jiān le， xiàn zài bú jiàn le。 jiě jie bú jiàn le。
The big sister went to the bathroom and now is not seen. The big sister has disappeared.
Mini dialogue
橡皮不见了
A
我的橡皮不见了。
Wǒ de xiàngpí bújiàn le.
My eraser has disappeared.
B
别急，我们一起找。
Bié jí, wǒmen yīqǐ zhǎo.
Don't worry, let's look for it together.
小猫不见了
A
小猫怎么不见了？
Xiǎo māo zěnme bújiàn le?
How did the kitten disappear?
B
它可能在桌子下面。
Tā kěnéng zài zhuōzi xiàmiàn.
It might be under the table.
Related words and contrasts
similar
消失
xiāoshī
vanish
消失 also means to disappear or vanish.
opposite
出现
chūxiàn
appear
不见 means disappear; 出现 means appear.