不見

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

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]

not necessarily / not likely

(lit.) name not encountered in the classics / unknown (person) / nobody

see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬头不见低头见[tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4]

unable to see the wood for the trees / fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture

you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom) / one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed

all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice

lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom) / fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

not found in the classics (idiom); unknown / unfounded / not authoritative

pitch-dark (idiom)

unique / unprecedented (idiom)

long time no see

(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly

so deep one cannot see to the bottom / limitless

lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives / blood is thicker than water (idiom)

lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults / to lack self-awareness / truths too close to home

cannot see / cannot be seen / invisible

one day apart seems like three years (idiom)

no trace to be seen

lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there!

to have disappeared / to be missing / nowhere to be found