Chinese word

做到

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò dào

Meaning

  • verbachieve

Example

他终于做到了。tā zhōng yú zuò dào le

He finally achieved it.

Illustration for 做到 (achieve)

More examples

经理要求把安全措施做到位。jīng lǐ yāo qiú bǎ ān quán cuò shī zuò dào wèi

The manager required the safety measures to be carried out properly.

Core concept

An action reaches the point where its intended result is real.

Common phrases

  • 做到位zuò dào wèi

    do properly

Similar words

做完zuò wán: Carry a task or activity through to the end.
做好zuò hǎo: Make work or preparations fully ready and satisfactory.
完成wán chéng: Bring the contents of a plan or task to completion.

Definition in Chinese

表示完成某件事并达到预期的结果或目标，强调行动的结果性或实现某种要求。biǎo shì wán chéng mǒu jiàn shì bìng dá dào yù qī de jié guǒ huò mù biāo qiáng diào xíng dòng de jié guǒ xìng huò shí xiàn móu zhǒng yāo qiú

Word origin

做到 (zuòdào, "achieve") combines 做 (zuò, "do") + 到 (dào, "reach"), presenting an action as reaching its intended result.

Usage tips

  • When a goal or required standard has been met, 做到了 (zuò dào le, "managed to achieve it") confirms the result, while 做不到 (zuò bù dào, "cannot achieve it") says that the result cannot be reached.

Other meanings

  • make realverb

Opposites

  • 达不到dá bú dàofall shortverb

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