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little prince Patterns used to translate voit bien

The Verb and its Adverb
voit bien
'can see rightly'
能看清楚（事物的本质）
néng kàn-qīngchu (shìwu de běnzhì)

This table sums up the main patterns used to express 'see clearly' (keeping in mind that these are patterns and there is variation in the actual words used).

PATTERNS EXPRESSING VOIT BIEN
 
Adverb
Verb
Resultative
Object
WITH RESULTATIVE
看
kàn
'look, see'
清楚
qīngchu
'clearly'
29
看
kàn
'look, see'
清楚
qīngchu
'clearly'
事物的本质
shìwù de běnzhì
'the essence of things'
7
看
kàn
'look, see'
清楚
qīngchu
'clearly'
凡事
fànshì
'all things'
(Object found at other part of the sentence, e.g., topic)
3
真正的
zhēnzhèng de
'truly'
看
kàn
'look, see'
见
jiàn
'see'
3
NO RESULTATIVE
正确地
zhèngquè de
'accurately'
看待
kàndài
'look upon'
世界
shìjiè
'the world'
1
洞察
dòngchá
'perceive'
一切
yīqiè
'all'
1
体会
tǐhuì
'understand, experience'
1
Total
45

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