到

dào

verb HSK 1 #35

Meanings

1 to arrive
2 to reach
3 to (a place or time)

Characters

to arrive; to reach; to (a place)

Examples

你到了吗？

Nǐ dào le ma?

Have you arrived?

我到家了。

Wǒ dào jiā le.

I'm home (arrived home).

从北京到上海。

Cóng Běijīng dào Shànghǎi.

From Beijing to Shanghai.

Tips

grammar

到 as a complement indicates successful completion: 找到 (found), 看到 (saw/noticed), 听到 (heard), 买到 (managed to buy).

usage

到处 (dàochù) means 'everywhere': 到处都是人 'There are people everywhere.'

Stroke Order

到 dào