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    Using 见到 (jiàndào) to express "to see" or "to meet"

    Actions & Events

    Structure

    见到 + 了 + Object

    Explanation

    见到 (jiàndào) means "to see" or "to catch sight of" and emphasizes the result of seeing—that is, actually laying eyes on someone or something. It differs from 看 (kàn), which means "to look," by stressing successful visual contact.

    Examples

    • 我终于见到了多年未见的朋友。

      Wǒ zhōngyú jiàndào le duō nián wèi jiàn de péngyou.

      I finally got to see a friend I hadn't seen in many years.

    • 你见到他的时候替我问声好。

      Nǐ jiàndào tā de shíhou tì wǒ wèn shēng hǎo.

      When you see him, say hello for me.

    • 她一见到那只小狗就开心地笑了。

      Tā yī jiàndào nà zhī xiǎo gǒu jiù kāixīn de xiào le.

      As soon as she saw the little dog, she smiled happily.

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