到 dào arrive
arrive; until; to
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
到 = 至 until + 刂 knife
- 至 until meaning
- 刂 knife sound
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
In the small seal form, arrive stands on the left for the meaning and the knife on the right gives the sound.
用法
- 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.
含“到”的汉字
含“到”的词语
- 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
例句
- 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.