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到
dào
1. to (a place)
2. until (a time)
3. up to
4. to go
5. to arrive
6. (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

到
dào
to go to, to arrive
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

不到
bùdào
not to arrive
来到
láidào
to come
做到
zuòdào
to accomplish
到了
dàoliǎo
at last
到位
dàowèi
to get to the intended location
到来
dàolái
to arrive
到场
dàochǎng
to show up
到家
dàojiā
perfect
到底
dàodǐ
finally
HSK 4
到手
dàoshǒu
to take possession of
到时
dàoshí
at that (future) time
到期
dàoqī
to fall due (loan etc)
到案
dàoàn
to make an appearance in court
到此
dàocǐ
hereto
到处
dàochù
everywhere
HSK 4
到访
dàofǎng
to pay a visit
到货
dàohuò
(of packages or shipments) to arrive
到达
dàodá
to reach
HSK 5
到头
dàotóu
to the end (of)
到齐
dàoqí
to be all present

Example Sentences (10)

说到结婚，人们就会很自然地想起爱情。
Shuō dào jiéhūn, rénmen jiù huì hěn zìrán de xiǎng qǐ àiqíng.
When it comes to marriage, people naturally think of love.
Text 5
到6月9号，我们就结婚二十年了。这么多年，我们的生活一直挺幸福的。
Dào liù yuè jiǔ hào, wǒmen jiù jiéhūn èrshí nián le. Zhème duō nián, wǒmen de shēnghuó yìzhí tǐng xìngfú de.
By June 9th, we'll have been married for twenty years. All these years, our life has always been quite happy.
Text 3
那我帮你把衣服放到行李箱里吧。什么时候回来？
Nà wǒ bāng nǐ bǎ yīfu fàng dào xínglǐxiāng lǐ ba. Shénme shíhou huílai?
Then I'll help you put the clothes into the suitcase. When will you come back?
Text 2
不远，走路二十分钟就到。
Bù yuǎn, zǒulù èrshí fēnzhōng jiù dào.
Not far; it's a 20-minute walk.
Text 4
是啊，你不知道？我上个月就搬家了，走路二十分钟就到。
Shì a, nǐ bù zhī dào? Wǒ shàng gè yuè jiù bān jiā le, zǒu lù èr shí fēn zhōng jiù dào.
Yeah, you didn't know? I moved last month; it's only a 20-minute walk.
Text 3
他已经到北京了？
Tā yǐjīng dào Běijīng le?
Has he already arrived in Beijing?
Text 2
那么，怎样才能交到更多的朋友呢？
Nàme, zěnyàng cáinéng jiāodào gèng duō de péngyou ne?
So, how can we make more friends?
Text 4
我下飞机了。你还有多长时间能到这儿？
Wǒ xià fēijī le.Nǐ hái yǒu duō cháng shíjiān néng dào zhèr?
I got off the plane. How long until you can get here?
Text 2
在啤酒节上，你可以喝到世界上不同地方的啤酒。
Zài píjiǔjié shàng, nǐ kěyǐ hēdào shìjiè shàng bùtóng dìfāng de píjiǔ.
At the beer festival, you can drink beer from different places around the world.
Text 4
您有零钱吗？司机把我送到机场的时候，我才发现忘记带钱包了。
Nín yǒu língqián ma? Sījī bǎ wǒ sòng dào jīchǎng de shíhou, wǒ cái fāxiàn wàngjì dài qiánbāo le.
Do you have any change? When the driver dropped me off at the airport, I only then realized I had forgotten to bring my wallet.
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
21
Word Frequency Rank
44 of 84,292