(kàn dào) - to see, to catch sight of in Mandarin
kàndàoTraditional: 看到
Translation
to see, to catch sight of
Word origin
看到 means to see or catch sight of. 看 (kàn) is to look, a hand (手) over the eye (目). 到 (dào) is a resultative complement meaning to reach, with the 至 'arrive' element and phonetic 刂.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 看 (kàn, to look) + 到 (dào, to reach, result complement)
Stroke order
看
到
Examples
。
I saw him.
？
What did you see?
。
I did not see her.
。
I saw him in the street.
？
Have you seen my keys?
看到 (kàn dào) means to see, to catch sight of. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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