到达

dào

Traditional: 到达

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Translation

to arrive, to reach

Word origin

A compound of 到 (dào, to reach or arrive) and 达 (dá, to reach or attain). The two near-synonyms reinforce each other to mean arriving at a place.

Origin
compound
Root
到 (dào, to arrive) + 达 (dá, to reach)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 到

Stroke order for 达

Examples

We arrived at the airport on time.

What time does the train arrive?

dǐng

They finally reached the summit.

huò

The goods will arrive tomorrow.

Please call me after you arrive.

到达 (dào dá) means to arrive or reach. It is more formal than the plain 到 and common in travel contexts.

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This word is part of lesson 25.