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看到

kàn dào · kan dao

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  1. to see
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Where is my dog?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)我(wǒ)的(de)狗(gǒu)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you see my dog?

  2. Liangliang

    没(méi)看到(kàndào)。它(tā)长(zhǎng)什么(shénme)样(yàng)？

    Haven't seen it. What does it look like?

  3. Dengdeng

    白色(báisè)的(de)，很(hěn)大(dà)，很(hěn)胖(pàng)。

    White, big, and chubby.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)在(zài)冰激凌店(bīngjīlíngdiàn)看到(kàndào)一(yī)只(zhī)。

    I just saw one at the ice cream shop.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就是(jiùshì)它(tā)！

    That's it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)看(kàn)到(dào)甜(tián)点(diǎn)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)无(wú)法(fǎ)自(zì)拔(bá)。

When it comes to sweets, I just can't control myself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)街(jiē)上(shang)看(kàn)到(dào)一(yí)位(wèi)老(lǎo)人(rén)摔(shuāi)倒(dǎo)了(le)。

I saw an old person fall down on the street.

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看
kàn

to see; to look at; to read

到
dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

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