How to Say ‘To see / to meet’ in Simplified Chinese
见到
jiàn dào
[jyen-dow]
💬 Usage Tip: [见到] often means "catch sight of / get to see / meet," not just the basic verb "see." The [到] adds the idea of successfully reaching that result, as in [买到] "manage to buy" or [找到] "find."
Phrase Breakdown
见到
jiàn dào
[jyen-dow]
to see; to meet (and actually encounter)
Means you successfully met/saw someone (result achieved). Often used for meeting family during Chinese New Year.
新年回家后，我终于见到爷爷奶奶了。
After going home for the New Year, I finally got to see my grandparents.
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