到 dào arrive
arrive; until; to
How to remember 到: 至 until + 刂 knife = arrive. The sushi chef keeps working until the last second and only puts down his knife when the first guests arrive.
Component breakdown
到 = 至 until + 刂 knife
- 至 until
- 刂 knife
The sushi chef keeps working until the last second and only puts down his knife when the first guests arrive.
How it came to be
An arrow come down point first into the ground, with a knife beside it for the sound. The arrow has stopped where it was aimed, and that is the whole of arriving.
How it is used
- To / until / arrive - 到北京 (dào Běijīng) to Beijing, 到现在 (dào xiànzài) up to now.
- Stuck on a verb it marks reaching the goal - 看到 (kàndào) catch sight of, 找到 (zhǎodào) find, 收到 (shōudào) receive successfully.
Characters built with 到
Words with 到
- 到处dàochùeverywhereHSK 3
- 受到shòudàoreceive (influence, restriction, etc.)HSK 3
- 遇到yùdàocome acrossHSK 3
- 迟到chídàobe/come/arrive lateHSK 3
- 得到dédàoto getHSK 3
- 感到gǎndàoto feelHSK 3
- 收到shōudàoto receiveHSK 3
- 直到zhídàountilHSK 3
- 到底dào dǐafter allHSK 4
- 到来dàoláito arriveHSK 4
- 提到tídàoto mentionHSK 4
- 等到děngdàoto wait untilHSK 4
- 起到qǐdàoto have (a (motivating etc) effect)HSK 4
- 达到dádàoto reachHSK 4
- 到期dàoqīto fall due (loan etc)HSK 5
- 到达dàodáto reachHSK 5
- 报到bàodàoto report for dutyHSK 5
- 周到zhōudàothoughtfulHSK 6
- 遭到zāodàoto sufferHSK 6
- 到位dàowèito get to the intended locationHSK 7
- 到头来dàotóuláiin the endHSK 7
- 意想不到yìxiǎng-búdàounexpectedHSK 7
- 归根到底guīgēn-dàodǐafter allHSK 8
- 恰到好处qiàdào-hǎochùit's just perfectHSK 8
- 面面俱到miànmiàn-jùdàotake care of everythingHSK 9
Example sentences
- 起床的时间到了。 Qǐchuáng de shíjiān dào le.It's time to get up.
- 火车到站了。 Huǒchē dàozhàn le.The train arrived in the station.
- 夏天到了。 Xiàtiān dào le.Summer is coming.
- 秋天到了。 Qiūtiān dào le.Autumn is here.