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    Expressing 'find' with 找到 (zhǎodào)

    Actions & Events
    Result & Consequence

    Structure

    Subject + 找到 + Object

    Explanation

    找到 (zhǎodào) means 'to find' or 'to locate,' combining the verb 找 (to search) with the result complement 到 (indicating success). It emphasizes that the search was successful. For example, 没有找到幸存者 means 'no survivors were found.'

    Examples

    • 警察终于找到了丢失的文件。

      Jǐngchá zhōngyú zhǎodào le diūshī de wénjiàn.

      The police finally found the lost documents.

    • 我找了半天也没找到我的钥匙。

      wǒ zhǎo le bàntiān yě méi zhǎodào wǒ de yàoshi.

      I searched for a long time but couldn't find my keys.

    • 他们在废墟中找到了一名幸存者。

      tāmen zài fèixū zhōng zhǎodào le yī míng xìngcúnzhě.

      They found a survivor in the ruins.

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