看完、看懂、看得到

Hanzi Tools · Learning guide · Updated 6 November 2026

A result complement states an outcome. A potential complement with 得 or 不 expresses whether an outcome is possible.

Compare the examples

我看完了这本书。

I finished reading this book.

我没看懂。

I did not understand what I read.

这里看得到海。

You can see the sea from here.

Try it yourself

Which emphasizes understanding?

1. 看完
2. 看懂
3. 看见

Practise in context

Write a sentence about something that happened to you, using this pattern. Keep the first version short so you can check the word order. Then change one part, such as the time, person or object, and compare what the new sentence means.

Use the grammar exercises for another comparison. You can paste your example into the Chinese reader to check words and pinyin. An automatic reading is a reference; it cannot settle every question of meaning or naturalness.