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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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Characters in this word:見 gin3 jin6 - see; meet; view; show evidence of到 dou3 dou3*2 - arrive; go to |
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Showing 10 of 17 examples containing 見到 
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]]
唔係呃,我今朝重未見到佢。 粵
No, I haven't seen him yet this morning. [呃 [aak3] is a final particle used here to emphasize a denial of sth which is often detailed immediately after it.]
我每次見到佢﹐ 佢都係講緊電話。 粵
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him. [English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)] |
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