收到 shōudào to receive
How to remember 收到: 收 receive + 到 arrive = to receive.
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How it is used
- Resultative 'to receive (and successfully get)' - 收到你的邮件了 (shōudào nǐ de yóujiàn le) got your email, 收到礼物 (shōudào lǐwù) receive a gift.
- The 到 marks success: 收 is 'to take in,' 收到 is 'received it.' Contrast 得到 (dédào), which is obtaining something you sought.
- On radio/in chat, 收到 alone means 'roger / copy that.'
Example sentences
- 我收到了您的信。 Wǒ shōudào le nín de xìn.I received your letter.
- 我收到一个电子邮件。 Wǒ shōu dào yīge diànzǐ yóujiàn.I received an e-mail.
- 我昨天收到了你的信。 Wǒ zuótiān shōudào le nǐ de xìn.I got your letter yesterday.