到 dào
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 至 reach, arrive 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
到
dào
to arrive, to reach; to
Character
Example phrases
- 我到家了。 Wǒ dào jiā le. I'm home.
- 我们到学校了。 Wǒmen dào xuéxiào le. We've arrived at school.
- 你什么时候到？ Nǐ shénme shíhou dào? When will you get here?
- 火车八点到。 Huǒchē bā diǎn dào. The train arrives at eight.
- 你明天几点到北京？ Nǐ míngtiān jǐ diǎn dào Běijīng? What time will you arrive in Beijing tomorrow?
- 他没到，我们等他吧。 Tā méi dào, wǒmen děng tā ba. He hasn't arrived yet — let's wait for him.
- 你到哪儿了？ Nǐ dào nǎr le? Where have you gotten to?
- 妈妈到车站了吗？ Māma dào chēzhàn le ma? Has mom arrived at the station yet?
- 我们坐车到商场。 Wǒmen zuòchē dào shāngchǎng. We'll go to the mall by car.
- 爸爸今天很晚到家。 Bàba jīntiān hěn wǎn dào jiā. Dad will get home late today.