目睹

mùdǔ

verb HSK 7-9 #5,712

Meanings

1 to witness
2 to see with one's own eyes

Characters

to see; to observe

Examples

我亲眼目睹了整个过程。

Wǒ qīnyǎnmùdǔ le zhěnggè guòchéng.

I witnessed the entire process with my own eyes.

他目睹了那场事故。

Tā mùdǔ le nàchǎng shìgù.

He witnessed that accident.

Tips

register

目睹 is a formal/literary word. In everyday speech, people more commonly say 看到 (kàndào) or 亲眼看到 (qīnyǎn kàndào).

memory

目 (eye) + 睹 (to see) = to see with one's eyes = to witness. Double emphasis on seeing.

Stroke Order

目 mù

睹 dǔ