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看不到

kànbudào
verb #4,211

Meanings

  1. 1 cannot see
  2. 2 unable to see

Characters

看
kàn
to look; to see
不
bù
not
到
dào
to arrive; to reach (result complement)

Examples

我看不到黑板上的字。
Wǒ kànbudào hēibǎn shàng de zì.
I can't see the words on the blackboard.
这里看不到星星。
Zhèlǐ kànbudào xīngxing.
You can't see stars here.

Tips

grammar
看不到 uses the potential complement structure verb + 不 + result. 不 indicates inability. The positive form is 看得到 (can see).

Stroke Order

看 kàn
不 bù
到 dào

Related Words

看到 kàndào HSK 1 #159
to see; to catch sight of
不到 búdào #1,801
less than / unable to reach / not enough
忍不住 rěnbuzhù HSK 5 #4,573
cannot help (doing something) / unable to bear; unable to hold back
看不起 kànbuqǐ HSK 4 #17,841
to look down upon / to despise / to hold in contempt
不能 bùnéng #381
cannot; must not / unable to
看出 kànchū HSK 5 #4,732
to make out; to see; to discern / to tell; to perceive
看见 kànjiàn HSK 1 #312
to see; to catch sight of
看 kàn HSK 6 #50
to look; to see / to watch / to read
看穿 kānchuān #9,261
to see through (a disguise/lie) / to see clearly the true nature of
看透 kàntòu #9,933
to see through; to see clearly (someone's true nature) / to understand thoroughly
看不到 kànbudào
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