Meaning of 看到
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to see
How to use 看到
看到 describes successfully seeing something, not just the act of looking. It is very common in daily speech and often takes an object directly. Example: 我看到他了。(Wǒ kàndào tā le.) I saw him.
看 (kàn) means to look, and 到 (dào) means to arrive. When your look arrives at something, you have seen it.
Common mistake: Learners often use 看 (kàn) when they mean 看到. 看 is the action of looking, while 看到 means the looking succeeded, so 我看了，但是没看到 (I looked but didn't see it) makes sense. The negative is 没看到 (méi kàndào), not 不看到.
看到 in example sentences
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看 kàn · to see · 9 strokes
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到 dào · to reach · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 看到.
| 找到 | zhǎodào | to find |
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 听到 | tīngdào | to hear |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 回到 | huídào | to return to |
| 来到 | láidào | to arrive; to come |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 见到 | jiàndào | to see |
| 做到 | zuòdào | to accomplish; to achieve |
| 感到 | gǎndào | to feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 收到 | shōudào | to receive |
Questions about 看到
What does 看到 mean?
看到 (kàndào) means "to see".
How do you write 看到?
看到 is made of 2 characters: 看 (9 strokes), 到 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 看到 an HSK word?
Yes. 看到 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 看到 and 看见?
In most everyday sentences they are interchangeable and both mean to see. 看见 (kànjiàn) stresses the physical act of catching sight of something. 看到 is a bit broader and can also be used for news or information, as in 我在网上看到这个消息 (I saw this news online).
Can 看到 be split into two parts?
Yes. You can put 得 or 不 in the middle to show possibility: 看得到 (kàn de dào) means can see, and 看不到 (kàn bu dào) means cannot see. For example, 太远了，我看不到。(Tài yuǎn le, wǒ kàn bu dào.) It's too far, I can't see it.