Today’s word of the day is 见 (jiàn) which means ‘to see’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 见 (jiàn).
再见 (zài jiàn) Goodbye
The first word is 再见 (zài jiàn) which means goodbye. Let’s look at each character of this word, 再 means again and 见 (jiàn) means ‘to see’. You can simply say 再见 (zài jiàn) when you are departing ways with someone.
听见 (tīng jiàn) To hear
Another word we can create with 见 (jiàn) is 听见 (tīng jiàn). This means ‘to hear’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 听 means to listen and 见 means to see. A sentence you may hear in melodramatic Chinese songs is 我听见下雨的声音。(Wǒ tīngjiàn xià yǔ de shēngyīn.) I hear the sound of the rain.
梦见 (mèng jiàn) To dream
Finally, we can create the word 梦见 (mèng jiàn) which means ‘to dream’. The 梦 here means dream. A way of using it in a sentence is 我昨晚梦见了你。(Wǒ zuó wǎn mèng jiànle nǐ.) I dreamed of you yesterday.