Chinese word

看得见

Pronunciation

Pinyinkàn de jiàn

Meaning

  • verbcan see

Example

远处的山看得见吗？yuǎn chù de shān kàn de jiàn ma

Can you see the mountains in the distance?

Illustration for 看得见 (can see)

More examples

把图片放大后，很多细节就看得见了。bǎ tú piàn fàng dà hòu hěn duō xì jié jiù kàn de jiàn le

Many details become visible after the picture is enlarged.

Core concept

A line of sight successfully reaches an object, whether the object is near, far, or viewed from above.

Common phrases

  • 从高处看得见整体布局cóng gāo chù kàn de jiàn zhéng tǐ bù jú

    see the overall layout from a high place

  • 地图上看得见主要路线dì tú shàng kàn de jiàn zhǔ yào lù xiàn

    see the main routes on a map

Similar words

看见kàn jiàn: Seeing something with the eyes and recognizing that it is there.
看到kàn dào: Seeing or spotting something as a result of looking toward it.
看得到kàn de dào: Being able to see something, in a casual spoken way, even across a distance or past an obstruction.
看清楚kàn qīng chǔ: Seeing something clearly enough to make out its details or shape.

Definition in Chinese

表示在视觉上能够看到某物，常用于询问或说明能否看见。biǎo shì zài shì jué shàng néng gòu kàn dào mǒu wù cháng yòng yú xún wèn huò shuō míng néng fǒu kàn jiàn

Word origin

看得见 (kàndéjiàn, "can see") combines 看 (kàn, "look") + 得 (de, "possibility marker") + 见 (jiàn, "see"), with 得 marking whether the visual result can be achieved.

Usage tips

  • English often puts "can" before the verb, but Chinese builds the possibility into this verb phrase, making it useful for checking whether an object is visible.

Opposites

  • 看不见kàn bú jiànbe invisibleverb

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