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到 (dào): To arrive — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
到
至zhì
刂dāo · knife
到=
4.

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5.

How to Use 到

Arriving and Reaching

到 (dào) marks arrival at a place or reaching a goal, as in 到达 (arrive) or 达到 (achieve).

到达 • dào dá • to arrive; get to reach • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 到

到处 • dào chù • everywhere
HSK 4
dào到
chù处
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
xià下
wǔ午
sān三
diǎn点
dào到
xué

Information

Pinyindào
Meaningto arrive; to get to
Strokes8
Radical刂
Traditional到
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#52
Zhuyinㄉㄠˋ
UnicodeU+5230
CangjieMGILO
至zhì
+刂dāo · knife
dào到
dá达

to arrive; get to reach

达到 • dá dào • to achieve; attain; reach • HSK 5
HSK 5
dá达
dào到

to achieve; attain; reach

到来 • dào lái • to arrive • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
dào到
lái来

to arrive

得到 • dé dào • to get • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
dé得
dào到

to get

Encountering and Receiving

到 (dào) appears in verbs for encountering or receiving something, like 遇到 (meet) or 收到 (receive).

遇到 • yù dào • to meet • HSK 3
HSK 3
yù遇
dào到

to meet

受到 • shòu dào • receive • HSK 4
HSK 4
shòu受
dào到

receive

收到 • shōu dào • to receive • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
shōu收
dào到

to receive

感到 • gǎn dào • to feel; to sense; to perceive • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
gǎn感
dào到

to feel; to sense; to perceive

Time Boundaries and Conclusions

到 (dào) sets a time limit or final point, as in 直到 (until) or 到底 (in the end).

直到 • zhí dào • until • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zhí直
dào到

until

到底 • dào dǐ • in the end • HSK 4
HSK 4
dào到
dǐ底

in the end

等到 • děng dào • until; by the time • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
děng等
dào到

until; by the time

归根到底 • guī gēn dào dǐ • in the final analysis; in the long run • HSK 6
HSK 6
guī归
gēn根
dào到

everywhere

迟到 • chí dào • arrive late
HSK 3
chí迟
dào到

arrive late

提到 • tí dào • to mention
HSK 3.0 · L4
tí提
dào到

to mention

起到 • qǐ dào • (in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
HSK 3.0 · L4
qǐ起
dào到

(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)

到期 • dào qī • to fall due (loan etc)
HSK 3.0 · L5
dào到
qī期

to fall due (loan etc)

学
xiào校
。

He arrives at school at three in the afternoon.

wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dào到
dá达
běi北
jīng京
。

We will arrive in Beijing tomorrow morning

wǒ我
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
kàn看
dào到
yì一
zhī只
xiǎo小
māo猫
。

I saw a little cat in the park

wǒ我
míng明
tiān天
dào到
běi北
jīng京
。

I will arrive in Beijing tomorrow.

wǒ我
tū突
rán然
xiǎng想
dào到
yí一
gè个
hǎo好
zhǔ主
yì意
。

I suddenly thought of a good idea

dǐ
底

in the final analysis; in the long run

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HSK Level 2

Characters from the same exam level.

  • 给gěito give
  • 贵guìexpensive
  • 过guòto celebrate (a birthday)
  • 还háito return
  • 黑hēiblack
  • 红hóngred
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "dao".

  • 岛dǎoisland
  • 导dǎoto guide, lead, or conduct
  • 盗dàoto steal, rob, or plunder
  • 悼dàoto mourn, grieve
  • 刀dāoknife
  • 倒dǎoto reverse; turn upside down; to pour
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "刂".

  • 刽guìamputate, cut off
  • 剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
  • 剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
  • 剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
  • 剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off
  • 刑xíngpunishment, penalty
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