Hanzi

到

to reach; to arrive/to leave for; to go to/to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)/(verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)/considerate; thoughtful; thorough

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

dào

Bopomofo

ㄉㄠˋ

Jyutping

dou2

Example sentences

到 dào
火車已經到站了。
火车已经到站了。

The train has already arrived at the station.

便 biàn
他一收到消息便離開了。
他一收到消息便离开了。

He left as soon as he received the news.

不到 bùdào
他不到三十分鐘就完成了作業。
他不到三十分钟就完成了作业。

He finished his homework in less than thirty minutes.

內蒙古 / 内蒙古 nèiménggǔ
內蒙古的大草原一眼望不到邊。
内蒙古的大草原一眼望不到边。

The vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia stretch as far as the eye can see.

來到 / 来到 láidào
我們終於來到了北京。
我们终于来到了北京。

We finally arrived in Beijing.

孤 gū
他孤身一人來到這座城市，起初很不習慣。
他孤身一人来到这座城市，起初很不习惯。

He came to this city all alone and was not used to it at first.

做到 zuòdào
他終於做到了。
他终于做到了。

He finally did it.

到來 / 到来 dàolái
春天的到來讓大地恢復了生機。
春天的到来让大地恢复了生机。

The arrival of spring restored life to the earth.

即將 / 即将 jíjiāng
新的一年即將到來，大家都在慶祝。
新的一年即将到来，大家都在庆祝。

The new year is about to arrive, and everyone is celebrating.

到位 dàowèi
這項政策的宣傳工作做得非常到位。
这项政策的宣传工作做得非常到位。

The publicity work for this policy was done very thoroughly.

Example Vocabulary

到

dao4

to arrive; to reach; to

不到

bu4'dao4

less than; not reach; not arrive

來到

lai2'dao4

to arrive; to come to

做到

zuo4'dao4

to accomplish; to achieve; to fulfill

到來

dao4'lai2

arrival; to arrive; to come

到家

dao4'jia1

先來后到

到位

dao4'wei4

to reach the intended position; thorough; in place; satisfactory

到場

dao4'chang3

到岸價

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