不见

bù jiàn

HSK 3

Meaning

not to see
not to meet
to have disappeared
to be missing

Definition

不见（bù jiàn）表示没有见面、看不到或丢失。

not seen; to not meet; to disappear; to be lost.

Usage

常用于表示没有见到某人或某物，或指物品丢失。

Often used to indicate that someone or something is not seen, or that an item is missing.

Examples

1 我们好久不见了，你还好吗？(We haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you?)
2 我的钥匙怎么不见了？(How come my keys are missing?)
3 他不见外，直接坐下来了。(He didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly.)
4 转眼间，小鸟就不见了。(In the blink of an eye, the bird disappeared.)
5 不见不散！(Be there or be square!)

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