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直达

zhídá

to go directly; to arrive directly

A train travels along a straight line without intermediate stops
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Characters in this word

直 zhí

Strokes
8
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
十 ten, tenth 目 eye 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

达 dá

Strokes
6
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 达

Example phrases

  • 这趟夜间列车可以直达边境城市,避免了中途反复换乘的麻烦。 Zhè tàng yèjiān lièchē kěyǐ zhídá biānjìng chéngshì, bìmiǎn le zhōngtú fǎnfù huànchéng de máfan. This night train can go directly to the border city, avoiding the hassle of repeated transfers on the way.
  • 这路汽车直达机场,不用换车。 Zhè lù qìchē zhídá jīchǎng, búyòng huànchē. This bus goes directly to the airport; no need to change buses.
  • 从北京可以直达上海,六个小时就到。 Cóng Běijīng kěyǐ zhídá Shànghǎi, liù ge xiǎoshí jiù dào. From Beijing you can travel directly to Shanghai; you arrive in just six hours.

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