Usage note
“看见”表示眼睛看到了某个东西或某个人，强调看的结果。
“kàn jiàn” biǎo shì yǎn jīng kàn dào le mǒu gè dōng xī huò mǒu gè rén, qiáng diào kàn de jié guǒ.
This word means to see something or someone, focusing on the result of looking.
Context note
当你用眼睛注意到某个人或东西时，就可以用“看见”这个词。它属于动作类词语。
dāng nǐ yòng yǎn jīng zhù yì dào mǒu gè rén huò dōng xī shí, jiù kě yǐ yòng “kàn jiàn” zhè ge cí. tā shǔ yú dòng zuò lèi cí yǔ.
This word is used when your eyes notice a person or thing. It belongs to the category of action words.
5 examples
我看见一只小鸟。
Wǒ kàn jiàn yī zhǐ xiǎo niǎo.
I see a little bird.
妈妈看见我在看书。
Māma kàn jiàn wǒ zài kàn shū.
Mom sees me reading a book.
他看见远处有一座山。
Tā kàn jiàn yú chù yǒu yī zuò shān.
He sees a mountain in the distance.
我们看见了美丽的日落。
Wǒmen kàn jiàn le měilì de rì luò.
We see the beautiful sunset.
爸爸看见我摔倒了。
Bàba kàn jiàn wǒ dǎ suō le.
Dad sees me fall down.
5 mini stories
小明看见一只猫在树上。他看见猫捉了一只老鼠。
Xiǎo míng kàn jiàn yī zhǐ māo zài shù shàng. Tā kàn jiàn māo zhuō le yì zhī lǎo shǔ.
Xiaoming sees a cat on the tree. He sees the cat catch a mouse.
小红看见花园里有很多花。她看见一只蝴蝶飞过来。
Xiǎo hóng kàn jiàn huā yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō huā. Tā kàn jiàn yī zhǐ hú dié fēi guò lái.
Xiaohong sees many flowers in the garden. She sees a butterfly fly over.
爸爸看见妹妹在画画。他看见妹妹画了一只小兔。
Bàba kàn jiàn mèimei zài huà huà. Tā kàn jiàn mèimei huà le yī zhǐ xiǎo tù.
Dad sees his sister drawing. He sees her draw a little rabbit.
妈妈看见我在看书。她看见我读了一本书。
Māma kàn jiàn wǒ zài kàn shū. Tā kàn jiàn wǒ dú le yī běn shū.
Mom sees me reading a book. She sees me read one book.
爷爷看见花园里有很多花。他看见花儿在开放。
Lǎoyé kàn jiàn huā yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō huā. Tā kàn jiàn huā ér zài fàng kāng.
Grandpa sees many flowers in the garden. He sees the flowers blooming.
Mini dialogue
在公园
A
你看见那只小鸟了吗？
Nǐ kàn jiàn nà zhī xiǎo niǎo le ma?
Did you see that little bird?
B
看见了，它在树上。
Kàn jiàn le, tā zài shù shàng.
Yes, I saw it. It's in the tree.
找东西
A
我没有看见我的书包。
Wǒ méi yǒu kàn jiàn wǒ de shū bāo.
I didn't see my schoolbag.
B
你看，在椅子旁边。
Nǐ kàn, zài yǐ zi páng biān.
Look, it's next to the chair.
A
啊，我看见了，谢谢！
A, wǒ kàn jiàn le, xiè xiè!
Ah, I see it now, thanks!
Related words and contrasts
similar
听到
tīng dào
to hear
Another sense verb; 看见 is for eyes, 听到 is for ears
contrast
看
kàn
to look, to watch
看 is the action of looking; 看见 means you have seen it