Mandarin · 6 September 2026 · Resultative Verb Compounds
看见看見
kànjiànPinyin
to see / to catch sight of
verb phrase
Combines the action of looking ('看') with the resultative suffix of perception ('見') to indicate that an object or person was successfully perceived by the eyes.
In a sentence
那里消一个时辰，早看见花果山水帘洞。
nà lǐ xiāo yí gè shí chén zǎo kàn jiàn huā guǒ shān shuǐ lián dòng
After spending an hour there, I could already see the Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain.