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(jiàn dào) - to meet, to see, to encounter in Mandarin

jiàndào

Traditional: 見到

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Translation

to meet, to see, to encounter

Word origin

见到 means 'to see, to meet': 见 (jiàn, 'to see') plus 到 (dào, 'to arrive, to reach') as a resultative complement, so the seeing actually succeeds.

Origin
compound
Root
见 (jiàn, to see) + 到 (dào, to reach, resultative)

Stroke order

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Examples

Nice to meet you.

I ran into him on the street.

When did you see her?

I finally met her in person.

I did not see anyone.

见到 (jiàn dào) - to meet, to see, to encounter.

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This word is part of lesson 7.