Usage note
“见”表示用眼睛看到人或东西，也可以表示和别人碰面。
“jiàn” biǎoshì yòng yǎnjīng kàn dào rén huò dōngxi, yě kěyǐ biǎoshì hé biérén pèngmiàn.
This word means to see someone or something with your eyes, or to meet someone in person.
Context note
当你用眼睛看东西或与人碰面时，可以用“见”这个字。它属于动作类词语。
Dāng nǐ yòng yǎnjīng kàn dōngxi huò yǔ rén pèngmiàn shí, kěyǐ yòng “jiàn” zhège zì. Tā shǔyú dòngzuò lèi cíyǔ.
This word is used when you see something with your eyes or meet someone in person. It belongs to action words.
5 examples
我见到了老师
wǒ jiàn dào lǎo shī
I met the teacher.
他经常见客户
tā céng chéng jiàn kù hù
He often meets clients.
我们去公园见朋友
wǒ men qù gōng yuán jiàn péng you
We go to the park to meet friends.
妈妈每天见邻居
mā ma měi tiān jiàn lín jū
Mom meets neighbors every day.
我见到了新朋友
wǒ jiàn dào xīn péng you
I met a new friend.
5 mini stories
妈妈带我去公园。我们在那里见了爷爷。
mā ma dài wǒ qù gōng yuán . zài nà lǐ jiàn le yé ye .
Mom took me to the park. We met Grandpa there.
爸爸每天早上见客户。他很忙。
bā ba měi tiān zǎo shang jiàn kù hù . tā hěn máng .
Dad meets clients every morning. He is very busy.
我和朋友约好见。我们一起去吃晚饭。
wǒ hé péng yǒu yuē hǎo jiàn . wǒ men yī qǐ qù chī wǎn fàn .
My friend and I agreed to meet. We went out for dinner together.
我们去超市。在那里见到了新朋友。
wǒ men qù shāo sì . zài nà lǐ jiàn dào xīn péng you .
We went to the supermarket. We met a new friend there.
每天早上见邻居。我们成了好朋友。
měi tiān zǎo shang jiàn lín jū . wǒ men chéng le hǎo péng yǒu .
We met neighbors every morning. We became good friends.
Mini dialogue
在学校见面
A
明天见！
Míngtiān jiàn!
See you tomorrow!
B
好的，明天见！
Hǎo de, míngtiān jiàn!
Okay, see you tomorrow!
见到朋友
A
你见到我的小猫了吗？
Nǐ jiàn dào wǒ de xiǎo māo le ma?
Did you see my little cat?
B
见到了，它在树下。
Jiàn dào le, tā zài shù xià.
Yes, I saw it. It's under the tree.
Related words and contrasts
similar
看
kàn
to look; to watch
看 is more about the action of looking; 见 often means the result 'to see'.
related
再见
zàijiàn
goodbye (see you again)
A common phrase using 见.
contrast
听见
tīngjiàn
to hear
见 is used after a verb to show the result of sensing.