到家

dàojiā
adjective #15,120

Meanings

  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 excellent
  3. 3 brought to the utmost degree

Examples

Tā de yǎnjì fēicháng dàojiā.
His acting skills are superb.
Zhè dào cài zuò de bù dàojiā.
This dish isn't made well enough.

Tips

mistakes
到家 as an adjective (perfect/thorough) is different from the literal 到家 (dào jiā, to arrive home). Context makes it clear: 到家 (I'm home) vs 功夫到家 (skill is top-notch).
usage
Often used with in the negative: 不到 means not up to standard, lacking. Common pattern: [skill/quality] + 不到.

Stroke Order

dào
jiā