Difference between revisions of "Result complements "-dao" and "-jian""
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Two of the most common result complements in Chinese are 到 (dào) and 见 (jiàn). On this page we're only going to be talking about verbs related to the senses ("see," hear," etc.), and for this usage, the two are interchangeable. | Two of the most common result complements in Chinese are 到 (dào) and 见 (jiàn). On this page we're only going to be talking about verbs related to the senses ("see," hear," etc.), and for this usage, the two are interchangeable. | ||
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[[Result complement]]s are a huge topic in Chinese grammar, but you can approach them in stages. The structure you come across the most is a verb with 到 (dào): | [[Result complement]]s are a huge topic in Chinese grammar, but you can approach them in stages. The structure you come across the most is a verb with 到 (dào): | ||
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However, there is a difference. 见 is generally ''only'' used after verbs involving sense, like 听 and 看, whereas 到 can be attached to a large variety of verbs (which we will discuss at a higher level on [[Tricky uses of "dao"]]). | However, there is a difference. 见 is generally ''only'' used after verbs involving sense, like 听 and 看, whereas 到 can be attached to a large variety of verbs (which we will discuss at a higher level on [[Tricky uses of "dao"]]). | ||
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* 我 遇 <em>见</em>了 一 个 老 朋友。 | * 我 遇 <em>见</em>了 一 个 老 朋友。 | ||
* 我 遇 <em>到</em> 了 一 个 老 朋友。 | * 我 遇 <em>到</em> 了 一 个 老 朋友。 | ||
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As in the last sentence, this structure can be negated using 没. | As in the last sentence, this structure can be negated using 没. | ||
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* 我 <strong>没</strong> 遇 <em>到</em>老 朋友。 | * 我 <strong>没</strong> 遇 <em>到</em>老 朋友。 | ||
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Two of the most common result complements in Chinese are 到 (dào) and 见 (jiàn). On this page we're only going to be talking about verbs related to the senses ("see," hear," etc.), and for this usage, the two are interchangeable.
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Verb with "到" and "见"
Structure
Result complements are a huge topic in Chinese grammar, but you can approach them in stages. The structure you come across the most is a verb with 到 (dào):
Subject + Verb + 到 + Object
What 到 does is indicate that the outcome of the verb is achieved - what its result is. Without a result complement, the sentence would describe only the action itself. To illustrate, 看 "to look" is the action of turning one's head in a particular direction and focusing one's eyes, whereas 看到," to see," is the result of your brain taking in the visual input.
The complement 见 is very similar to 到, and it is used in the same way:
Subject + Verb + 见 + Object
However, there is a difference. 见 is generally only used after verbs involving sense, like 听 and 看, whereas 到 can be attached to a large variety of verbs (which we will discuss at a higher level on Tricky uses of "dao").
Examples
- 你 听 见 了 吗？Did you hear it?
- 你 听 到 了 吗？Did you hear it?
- 你 看 见 那 个 帅哥 了 吗？Did you see that handsome boy?
- 你 看 到 那 个 帅哥 了 吗？Did you see that handsome boy?
- 我 遇 见了 一 个 老 朋友。
- 我 遇 到 了 一 个 老 朋友。
Negative form
Structure
Subject + 没 + Verb + 到/见 + Object
As in the last sentence, this structure can be negated using 没.
Examples
- 你 没 听 见 吗？Did you hear it?
- 我 没 听 见。Did you hear it?
- 你 没 看 到 那 个 帅哥 吗？Did you see that handsome boy?
- 我 没 看 到 那 个 帅哥。Did you see that handsome boy?
- 我 没 遇 见老 朋友。
- 我 没 遇 到老 朋友。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Short-term Spoken Chinese: Threshold Vol. 2 (汉语口语入门篇下) (pp. 92) →buy
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 109) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (pp. 205-6)→buy
