看得见 (kàn dé jiàn) — can see, be able to see; be visible, noticeable
Definition
A resultative verb phrase: 看见 (see) plus the potential complement 得, meaning 'be able to see / visible'. Negate as 看不见 ('can't see'); the le-variant 看得了 is colloquial and rare.
verb
can seebe able to seebe visiblenoticeable
Examples
- 看得见。Yuǎn chù de shān dōu kàn dé jiàn.The mountains in the distance are all visible.
- 看得见？Wǒ xiě de xiǎo zì nǐ kàn dé jiàn ma?Can you see the small characters I wrote?
- ，看得见。Tiān liàng yǐ hòu, xīng xing jiù bú kàn dé jiàn le.After dawn, the stars are no longer visible.
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