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Revision as of 04:06, 11 August 2021

Both 见 (jiàn) and 看 (kàn) mean "to see" or “to visit”.

Sometimes 见 and 看 can be used interchangeably.

见 (jiàn) 看 (kàn)
Meaningto see, to visit, to meet upto see, to visit, to watch, to read, to look at
Part of Speechverbverb
Formalityformal and informalformal and informal

While both 见 and 看 can mean to see someone/something or to visit someone, the key difference between these words is 见 can also mean to meetup with someone, whereas 看 can also mean to watch someone/something, to read, or to look at something.

Similarities

Common Phrases

These phrases work with both 见 and 看, although the meaning is slightly different:

  • 去~你
  • 去~朋友
  • ~老师
  • ~家人
  • ~到了
  • ~到他了
  • ~不到
  • ~不到你们

Example Sentences

In the following sentences, both 见 and 看 can be used interchangeably:

  • 我去 你。
  • 张老师来我们家 我们。
  • 到了。
  • 小李 到我们。
  • 广场的人太多,小刘还没 到你,你喊他一下吧。
  • 昨天在买东西的时候,我们 到校长。
  • 虽然我们俩都在成都,但是我很忙,没时间 他。
  • 我们今天去南京 朋友。
  • 我们要利用暑假去 家人。

Differences

Common Phrases

These common phrases only work with 见:

  • 一会儿~
  • 晚上~
  • 明天~
  • 明年~
  • 下次~

Example Sentences

In the following sentences, only 见 can be used:

  • 我们 明天见
  • 我现在就出发了, 一会儿见
  • 下午太热了,我们 晚上见,好吗?

Common Phrases

These common phrases only work with 看:

  • ~书
  • ~报纸
  • ~电影
  • ~电视
  • ~球
  • ~病
  • ~风景
  • ~情况

Example Sentences

In the following sentences, only 看 can be used:

  • 我喜欢 风景。
  • 在旅游的时候,我们最喜欢的是 风景,不怎么喜欢爬山,参观博物馆什么的。
  • 咱们去 一场电影,怎么样?
  • 儿子在 书,别打扰他了。
  • 王老师喜欢 球。
  • 那条消息你 到了吗?
  • 他爸爸身体有点不舒服,最好要去 病。
  • 明天我不知道有没有空出去玩, 情况吧。