- 看不见 kànbujiàn cannot seeunable to perceive visually due to distance, darkness, or physical obstruction
- 好久不见 hǎojiǔbujiàn long time no seeLong time no see.
- 不见得 bùjiànde not necessarilynot necessarily; not always the case
- 视而不见 shì'érbùjiàn ignoreto turn a blind eye to; to ignore
- 听不见 tīngbujiàn cannot hearnot be able to hear
- 名不见经传 míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn obscurenot well-known or famous; literally, a name not encountered in the classics
- 伸手不见五指 shēnshǒubùjiànwǔzhǐ pitch-darkpitch-dark; so dark that one cannot see one's own hand
- 眼不见为净 yǎnbùjiànwéijìng out of sightwhat remains unseen is deemed to be clean; to ignore unpleasant or unsanitary things to avoid distress or disgust
- 不见天日 bùjiàntiānrì sunlessall black, no daylight; a world without justice
- 抬头不见低头见 táitóubùjiàndītóujiàn frequent encounters(idiom) to cross paths regularly (e.g. of people living or working in close proximity)
- 不见棺材不落泪 bùjiànguāncaibùluòlèi obstinaterefuse to be convinced or admit defeat until faced with grim reality or disaster
- 不见兔子不撒鹰 bùjiàntùzibùsāyīng wait for certaintyto refrain from acting or committing resources until success is guaranteed or a target is in sight
- 不见经传 bùjiànjīngzhuàn obscurelacking fame or recognition; unknown or not authoritative
- 目不见睫 mùbùjiànjié lack self-awarenessTo be unable to see one's own faults or fail to recognize one's own shortcomings.
- 避不见面 bìbùjiànmiàn avoidto avoid seeing someone or intentionally refuse a meeting
- 不见一点踪影 bùjiànyīdiǎnzōngyǐng no traceno trace to be seen
- 不见不散 bùjiànbùsàn see you therebe sure to wait; an agreement to stay at a meeting place until the other person arrives
- 不见了 bùjiànle disappearedto have disappeared, to be missing, or nowhere to be found
- 前不见古人,后不见来者 qiánbùjiàngǔrén, hòubùjiànláizhě unprecedentedhistorically unique or unparalleled; having no predecessors and no successors
- 只见树木,不见森林 zhǐjiànshùmù, bùjiànsēnlín missing big picturecan't see the wood for the trees; failing to see the overall situation due to focusing on details
- 深不见底 shēnbùjiàndǐ bottomlessso deep that the bottom is not visible to the naked eye
- 疏不见亲 shūbùjiànqīn kinship prioritycasual acquaintances should not come between relatives; blood is thicker than water
- 眼不见,心不烦 yǎnbùjiàn, xīnbùfán out of sightwhat the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
- 一日不见,如隔三秋 yīrìbùjiàn, rúgésānqiū missing dearlyone day apart seems like three years