Writing
到 (dào) — how to say "to arrive" in Chinese
到
To arrive, to reach (resultative complement after verbs)
verb
Radicals / Keys
刀
Knife
#18 · dāo · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
看到
kàn dào
see
找到
zhǎo dào
find
买到
mǎi dào
manage to buy
Examples
我们到火车站再打电话。
We'll call when we get to the train station.
我到家了
I've arrived home.
Mnemonic
[dào-] Dory the fish swims through the ocean to 到 arrive at the magnificent coral reef 🪸. She follows a clear [到] path: first a straight horizontal line ➖, then diving under an archway like a fish darting through a cave (到). After her adventurous journey, she exclaims with glee because she 到 reached her destination!
Frequently asked questions
How to say arrive in Chinese?
"to arrive" in Chinese is 到 (dào).
到 meaning in English
到 (dào) means "To arrive, to reach (resultative complement after verbs)".
How is 到 pronounced?
It is pronounced dào (written as dao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to arrive" in Chinese characters?
It is written 到 and has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 到?
到 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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