Pronunciation
:
dào
Meaning
:
(verb) arrive, reach
HSK
:
1
Pronunciation
:
dào
Meaning
:
  1. (verb) arrive; reach
  2. (verb) go to; leave for
  3. (verb) used as a verb complement to show the result of an action
  4. (prep) up until; up to; to
  5. (adj) thoughtful; considerate
Radical
:
Strokes
:
8
Traditional
:
Sentences:
火车到了。
The train has arrived.

huǒ chē dào le 。

:
fire
:
car
火车
:
train
:
reach, arrive
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
我不曾到过那里。
I have never been there.

wǒ bù céng dào guò nà lǐ 。

:
I
不曾
:
never
:
arrive, reach
:
(particle) used after a verb or an adjective to indicate a past action or state
那里
:
there
他将要到西藏去工作。
He’s going to work in Tibet.

tā jiāng yào dào xī zàng qù gōng zuò 。

:
he
将要
:
going to
:
go to; leave for
西藏
:
Tibet
:
(used between two verbal expressions, and / or after the second expression) in order to (do something there)
工作
:
work
我们到了学校。
We arrived at the school.

wǒ men dào le xué xiào 。

我们
:
we
:
arrive
:
(completed action)
学校
:
school
他每天早上八点到公司。
He arrives at the company every morning at 8 o’clock.

tā měi tiān zǎo shàng bā diǎn dào gōng sī 。

:
he
每天
:
every day
早上
:
morning
八点
:
eight o’clock
:
arrive
公司
:
company
我走到门口,看见了他。
I walked to the door and saw him.

wǒ zǒu dào mén kǒu , kàn jiàn le tā 。

:
I
:
walk
:
to
门口
:
doorway
看见
:
see
:
(past)
:
him
请把书放到桌子上。
Please put the book on the table.

qǐng bǎ shū fàng dào zhuō zi shàng 。

:
please
:
(disposal marker)
:
book
:
put
:
to
桌子
:
table
:
on