Verb + 到 (succeed in reaching)
Verb + to / arrive到 — reaching the target
- Verb + to / arrive到 marks success in reaching a goal: "manage to / succeed in".
- to find找到 (find), to buy买to / arrive到 (get hold of), to think of想到 (think of), to see看到 (see).
- to / arrive到 confirms the action actually landed.
Verb + to / arrive到
- to / arrive到 says the verb hit its target.
I我finally终于look for找(found)到了。
- to find找到(completed / change)了 = "(I) found it."
Explore
Correct or broken?
V + 到 confirms the target was reached: bought, found, thought of.
Practice
I finally found it: 我终于找 ____ 了。
Verb + 到 = succeed in reaching: 找到了.
Practice
Here 到 marks a result, not a time limit.
Yes — 找到 (result) vs 等到明天 (until a time).
Recap
Key idea
- Verb + to / arrive到 — succeed in reaching: to find找到, to buy买to / arrive到, to think of想到, to see看到
- I / me我finally终于to find找到(completed / change)了 = I finally found it
- Here to / arrive到 = result (vs Verb + to / arrive到 + time = "until")
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Complements.
Practice
买到 means…
到 confirms the action landed: 买到, 想到, 看到.