不见 (bù jiàn) — not to see, not to meet; to have disappeared, to be missing
Definition
不见 is the negative of 看见: 'not see / not meet', or 'gone, missing' when something disappears. For people, 失踪 is more serious and formal.
verb
not to seenot to meetto have disappearedto be missing
Easily confused
Examples
- 不见！？Hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn! nǐ zuì jìn hǎo ma?Long time no see! How have you been lately?
- 不见，？Wǒ de shǒu jī bù jiàn le, nǐ kàn jiàn le ma?My phone is missing. Have you seen it?
- 不见，。Tā zuó tiān xià wǔ bù jiàn le, dà jiā dōu zhǎo bú dào tā.He disappeared yesterday afternoon; no one can find him.
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