不见
HSK 3 (exam 2025)
不见 (bújiàn) · to not see
不见 (bújiàn) means “to not see; to be missing; to disappear”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 见 (to see). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不见 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
见 jiàn · to see
What 见 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的手机不见了。Wǒ de shǒujī bú jiàn le.My phone is missing.
好久不见，你好吗？Hǎojiǔ bú jiàn, nǐ hǎo ma?Long time no see, how are you?
Questions about 不见
What does 不见 mean?
不见 (bújiàn) means “to not see; to be missing; to disappear”.
How do you pronounce 不见?
不见 is pronounced bújiàn.
Which HSK level is 不见?
不见 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不见 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.