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

HSK 3

他目睹了那场事故。

Tā mùdǔ le nà chǎng shìgù.

He witnessed that accident.

HSK 6

我亲眼目睹了整个过程。

Wǒ qīnyǎn mùdǔ le zhěnggè guòchéng.

I witnessed the entire process with my own eyes.

Tips

register

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

memory

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

Stroke Order

目 mù

睹 dǔ