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(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

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

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Examples

He arrived at the new school.

chūn

Spring has come.

She came to China for the first time.

zuò

It's my first time coming to this city.

chūn

Spring has finally arrived.

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This word is part of lesson 14.