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到达

dào dá · dao da

Traditional 到達

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to reach; to arrive
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Wrong platform

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)到达(dàodá)时间(shíjiān)是(shì)四点(sìdiǎn)。

    Look, the sign says the arrival time is four o'clock.

  2. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)四点二十(sìdiǎnèrshí)了(le)。

    It's already four twenty.

  3. Liangliang

    火车(huǒchē)还(hái)没(méi)到达(dàodá)吗(ma)？

    Hasn't the train arrived yet?

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)早就(zǎojiù)到达(dàodá)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)错(cuò)的(de)站台(zhàntái)等(děng)。

    It arrived long ago; we're waiting at the wrong platform.

  5. Liangliang

    快跑(kuàipǎo)！它(tā)马上(mǎshàng)又(yòu)要(yào)出发(chūfā)了(le)！

    Run! It's about to leave again!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)封(fēng)信(xìn)约(yuē)一(yí)个(gè)星(xīng)期(qī)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)到(dào)达(dá)。

The letter will arrive in a week or so.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tarim222 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

消(xiāo)防(fáng)车(chē)到(dào)达(dá)之(zhī)前(qián)，房(fáng)子(zi)就(jiù)全(quán)烧(shāo)了(le)。

Before the fire engine arrived, the whole house had burnt down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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到
dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

达
dá

to attain; to reach

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