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到

dào · dao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
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Which bus?

  1. Liangliang

    请问(qǐngwèn)，这(zhè)路(lù)车(chē)到(dào)公园(gōngyuán)吗(ma)？

    Excuse me, does this bus go to the park?

  2. Dengdeng

    不(bù)到(dào)，这(zhè)路(lù)车(chē)到(dào)动物园(dòngwùyuán)。

    No, this bus goes to the zoo.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)在(zài)哪(nǎ)一(yī)站(zhàn)换车(huànchē)？

    Then at which stop do I change buses?

  4. Dengdeng

    到(dào)下一站(xiàyīzhàn)。不过(bùguò)动物园(dòngwùyuán)有(yǒu)熊猫(xióngmāo)！

    At the next stop. But the zoo has pandas!

  5. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)熊猫(xióngmāo)？那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)到(dào)动物园(dòngwùyuán)下车(xiàchē)吧(ba)。

    Pandas? Then I will get off at the zoo too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)若(ruò)是(shì)伤(shāng)害(hài)别(bié)人(rén)，你(nǐ)也(yě)会(huì)伤(shāng)害(hài)到(dào)自(zì)己(jǐ)。

When you hurt others, you also hurt yourself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)如(rú)何(hé)到(dào)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)吗(ma)?

Can you tell me how to get to the train station?

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by Joseph · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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