望见

• 拼音: wàng jiàn
• 汉字拆解: 望 = 亡 (flee/disappear) + 月 (moon) + 王 (king), originally depicting gazing at the moon; 见 = 目 (eye) + 儿 (legs), representing seeing

含义

To see from afar; to catch sight of; to spot in the distance.

A somewhat literary or formal way to describe seeing something, typically at a distance. More common in written Chinese and storytelling than in everyday conversation. Related words: 看见 (see, more common), 瞥见 (glimpse), 遥望 (gaze into distance).

例句

1. 站在山顶上，可以望见远处的大海。
2. 他望见了儿时的老房子，心里涌起一阵感慨。
3. 透过窗户，她望见丈夫的车缓缓驶入小区。

用法指南

语境: literary, descriptive, scenic

语气: poetic

正确说法

• 从这里可以望见长城。(From here you can see the Great Wall in the distance.)
• 我望见她在人群中。(I caught sight of her in the crowd.)

错误说法

• 我望见我的手机在桌上 — 近距离的东西用'看见'，不用'望见'

起源与历史

Compound of 望 (to gaze, look toward) + 见 (to see). The character 望 originally depicted a person standing and looking into the distance.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal