找到 · 记住 · 拿走
a verb plus its result: 到 got there, 住 holds fast, 走 away
Structure
动词 + 到／住／走 （+ 宾语） · 没 + 动词 + 到
What it means
A second verb after the main verb says how the action ended: 到 the goal was reached, 住 it holds fast, 走 it goes away.
How it is built
Verb + 到／住／走 (+ object): 你找到手机了吗？ (have you found your phone?) Likewise 记住 (remember), 抓住 (catch and hold), 拿走 (take away), 带走 (take with you).
When to use it
The result changes the meaning: 找 is only “look for”, 找到 is “find”; 拿 is “take”, 拿走 “take away”. It works like 看懂, 写错 and 做完 from h2-13: 警察抓住了那个男人 (the police caught the man).
Watch out
If you didn’t manage it, use 没, not 不: ✗ 我不找到。 ✓ 我没找到。 Looking isn’t finding: 我找了半天，没找到 (I looked for ages but didn’t find it).
Examples
你找到手机了吗？
Have you found your phone?
请记住我的电话。
Please remember my phone number.
警察抓住了那个男人。
The police caught the man.
他把我的书带走了。
He took my book away with him.
Learn this in HSK 3 · Lesson 7: 手机被人拿走了 (A stolen phone)
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