目击 (mù jī) — to witness (with one's own eyes)
Definition
目击 means to witness an event in person, as a direct eyewitness. Collocates with 证人 ('eyewitness') and is more formal than everyday 看见, which is just 'to see'.
verb
to witness (with one's own eyes)
Examples
- 目击。Tā mù jī le nà qǐ jiāo tōng shì gù de jīng guò.He witnessed the course of the traffic accident.
- 目击。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài xún zhǎo mù jī zhèng rén.The police are looking for eyewitnesses.
- 目击。Jì zhě mù jī le kàng yì huó dòng de quán guò chéng.The journalist witnessed the entire protest.
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