(zhǎo dào) - to find, to locate in Mandarin
zhǎodàoTraditional: 找到
Translation
to find, to locate
Word origin
找到 (zhǎodào) 'to find' is the resultative compound 找 (zhǎo, 'to look for') plus 到 (dào, 'to arrive, reach'), so 'to search and reach', i.e. to successfully find. 到 pairs 至 (zhì, 'to arrive') with 刀 (dāo) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 找 (zhǎo, 'to seek') + 到 (dào, 至 'arrive' + 刀 phonetic)
Stroke order
找
到
Examples
？
Did you find it?
。
I found the answer.
。
Can't find it.
。
I have finally found the answer.
。
She found a new job.
找到 (zhǎo dào) means to find, to locate. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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(4)Grammar articles
(4)Mandarin Complements: 得 for Manner, Directional Endings, and How to Attach a Result to a Verb
Mandarin Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2 / HSK 4-5): Complements, Conjunctions and the Full 了 System
Mandarin Resultative Complements: Fusing a Result onto the Verb (看见, 吃完, 找到)
The Mandarin 于 (yú) Family: 对于, 关于, 由于, 至于, 属于, 位于, 终于
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