(lái dào) - to come to, to arrive at in Mandarin

láidào

Traditional: 來到

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Translation

to come to, to arrive at

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Word origin

来到 means to come to or arrive at. 来 (lái) is to come, originally a pictograph of wheat. 到 (dào) is to reach or arrive, with the 至 'arrive' element and phonetic 刂.

Origin
compound
Root
来 (lái, to come) + 到 (dào, to reach)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 来

来

Stroke order for 到

到

Examples

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He arrived at the new school.

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Spring has come.

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She came to China for the first time.

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It's my first time coming to this city.

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Spring has finally arrived.

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 8: 来到, 为何, 留在 and 7 more words.