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赶到

gǎndào

to arrive in time

A runner reaching a doorway
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Characters in this word

赶 gǎn

Strokes
10
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 干 arid, dry
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

Example phrases

  • 我赶到了。 Wǒ gǎndào le. I arrived in time.
  • 他赶到家。 Tā gǎndào jiā. He got home in time.
  • 赶到学校了。 Gǎndào xuéxiào le. We reached school in time.

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