目
睹

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The word 目睹 is formed by combining two characters that each relate to vision, creating a vivid, compound image. 目 means "eye", the physical organ of sight, while 睹 means "to see" or "to observe". Together, they literally and metaphorically depict the act of "an eye witnessing", conveying the direct, personal experience of seeing something happen with one's own eyes.

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我亲眼目睹了那场事故。

wǒ qīnyǎn mùdǔ le nà chǎng shìgù.

I witnessed that accident with my own eyes.

小时候，我目睹过小鸟破壳而出的过程。

xiǎoshíhòu, wǒ mùdǔguò xiǎoniǎo pòkérchū de guòchéng.

When I was young, I witnessed the process of a baby bird hatching from its egg.

许多市民都目睹了这座城市的巨大变迁。

xǔduō shìmín dōu mùdǔ le zhè zuò chéngshì de jùdà biànqiān.

Many citizens have witnessed the tremendous changes of this city.

作为一名记者，他曾目睹战争的残酷与和平的珍贵。

zuòwéi yī míng jìzhě, tā céng mùdǔ zhànzhēng de cánkù yǔ hépíng de zhēnguì.

As a journalist, he once witnessed the cruelty of war and the preciousness of peace.

这部纪录片旨在让观众目睹濒危物种的真实生存状态。

zhè bù jìlùpiàn zhǐ zài ràng guānzhòng mùdǔ bīnwēi wùzhǒng de zhēnshí shēngcún zhuàngtài.

This documentary aims to let the audience witness the real living conditions of endangered species.

Word Definition - 目睹

mù dǔ to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes

Individual Character Details

目 mù
睹 dǔ, dǔ