Meaning
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
Chinese: 到达，也表示动作达到某处或某程度。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dao” becomes a different word in each tone. 到 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 看到kàn dàoto see
- 找到zhǎo dàoto find
- 得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive
- 听到tīng dàoto hear
- 来到lái dàoto arrive; to come
Example Sentence
火车准时到了车站。Huǒ chē zhǔn shí dào le chē zhàn.The train arrived at the station on time.
火车Huǒ chētrain准时zhǔn shíon time到了dào leat last车站chē zhànrail station。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
至 (to arrive) plus 刂 (the knife form, sound): to reach a place — ‘to arrive / reach / up to’.
A way to remember it
Arriving (至) all the way there — to reach.
Easy to confuse with
- 至‘To / until’: the left part of 到, on its own.