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How to write 找到

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找到 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

找到 in a sentence

• 我wǒ找zhǎo到dào了le我wǒ的de钥yào匙shi。

  I found my keys.

• 你nǐ找zhǎo到dào工gōng作zuò了le吗ma？

  Did you find a job?

• 我wǒ们men终zhōng于yú找zhǎo到dào了le那nà家jiā店diàn。

  We finally found that shop.

找到 vs 找 vs 发现

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 找 zhǎo to look for

  找 is searching — 我在找钥匙 'I'm looking for my keys'; 找到 is the result 'found' — 找到了! Like 看 vs 看见.

• 发现 fā xiàn to discover; to realize

  Discovering something abstract or unexpected — 发现问题 'spot a problem'. Not looking-for-and-finding an object.