Meaning
attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear
Chinese: 到达、达到，也表示通晓。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “da” becomes a different word in each tone. 达 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 达到dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain
- 表达biǎo dáto express; to convey
- 到达dào dáto reach; to arrive
- 发达fā dáwell-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote
- 达成dá chéngto reach (an agreement); to accomplish
Example Sentence
火车准时到达了北京。Huǒ chē zhǔn shí dào dá le Běi jīng.The train arrived in Beijing on time.
火车Huǒ chētrain准时zhǔn shíon time到达dào dáto reach了le(completed action)北Běinorth京jīngshort name for Beijing 北京。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The walk radical 辶 plus 大: to go all the way — ‘to reach, arrive at, attain; to express, communicate; thorough, eminent’ (到达, 表达, 达到). Simplified from 達.
A way to remember it
A road (辶) reaching all the way — to arrive; to express.