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看到

kàndào
verb HSK 1 #159

Meanings

  1. 1 to see; to catch sight of

Characters

看
kàn
to look
到
dào
to reach; to arrive (result complement)
到 as a result complement indicates the action was successfully completed - you looked and actually saw it.

Examples

HSK 1
你看到他了吗？
Nǐ kàndào tā le ma?
Did you see him?
HSK 2
我看到了一只猫。
Wǒ kàndào le yì zhī māo.
I saw a cat.
HSK 2
我在街上看到了一位老朋友。
Wǒ zài jiēshàng kàndào le yí wèi lǎo péngyou.
I saw an old friend on the street.

Tips

grammar
看到 emphasizes the result of seeing (you actually saw it), while 看见 means the same thing. Both contrast with just 看, which only means 'to look' without confirming you saw anything.

Stroke Order

看 kàn
到 dào