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    Expressing seeing with 看到 (kàndào)

    Actions & Events

    Structure

    看到 + (了) + Object

    Explanation

    The compound verb 看到 (kàndào) means "to see" or "to catch sight of." It combines the verb 看 (to look) with the result complement 到, indicating that the action of looking resulted in actually perceiving something.

    Examples

    • 我在街上看到你朋友了。

      Wǒ zài jiē shàng kàndào nǐ péngyou le.

      I saw your friend on the street.

    • 她看到那条消息就哭了。

      Tā kàndào nà tiáo xiāoxi jiù kū le.

      She cried as soon as she saw that message.

    • 你有没有看到我的钥匙？

      Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu kàndào wǒ de yàoshi?

      Have you seen my keys?

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