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来到

lái dào · lai dao

Traditional 來到

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to arrive; to come
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Arriving in Beijing

  1. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)来到(láidào)北京(běijīng)的(de)？

    Leon, when did you come to Beijing?

  2. Leon

    上(shàng)个(gè)月(yuè)，我(wǒ)来到(láidào)这儿(zhèr)的(de)时候(shíhou)，正在(zhèngzài)下雪(xiàxuě)，

    Last month. When I arrived, it was snowing.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)第一(dìyī)印象(yìnxiàng)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    And what was your first impression?

  4. Leon

    吃的(chīde)！我(wǒ)来到(láidào)以后(yǐhòu)，吃(chī)了(le)一(yī)只(zhī)烤鸭(kǎoyā)！

    The food! After I arrived, I ate a whole roast duck!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)下(xià)一(yī)站(zhàn)就是(jiùshì)健身房(jiànshēnfáng)，欢迎(huānyíng)来到(láidào)北京(běijīng)！

    Then your next stop is the gym. Welcome to Beijing!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)是(shì)谁(shuí)？我(wǒ)是(shì)怎(zěn)样(yàng)来(lái)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)世(shì)界(jiè)的(de)？

Who am I? How did I come to be?

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

02

三(sān)年(nián)前(qián)我(wǒ)来(lái)到(dào)东(dōng)京(jīng)并(bìng)一(yì)直(zhí)住(zhù)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)。

I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.

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

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来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

到
dào

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

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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