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見到
gin3 dou3*2
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see; have seen; have met Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,000,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by tym on 5th Sep 2004 16:27 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:見 gin3 jin6 - see; meet; view; show evidence of到 dou3 dou3*2 - reach, arrive; go to, been to |
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我見到呢度有一間唔係好大嘅警崗 粵
I can see a police box that's not very big here. [Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.]
點解我今日冇見到你呀 粵
Why didn't I see you today? [Lit. why I today not-have see-arrive you [particle]? [maybe on the telephone]]
估唔到會喺呢度見到你! 粵
Fancy seeing you here! [See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.] |
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