Chinese Conversation · Level 36
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Chinese word
到达
Pronunciation
Pinyindào dá
Meaning
- verbarrive
Example
我们下午三点到达机场。wǒ men xià wǔ sān diǎn dào dá jī chǎng
We arrive at the airport at three in the afternoon.
More examples
航班预计三小时后到达目的地。háng bān yù jì sān xiǎo shí hòu dào dá mù dì dì
The flight is expected to arrive at its destination in three hours.
Core concept
Movement or progress ends at a definite destination, making the arrival itself an established fact.
Common phrases
到达目的地dào dá mù dì dì
arrive at destination
到达机场dào dá jī chǎng
arrive at airport
到达车站dào dá chē zhàn
arrive at station
到达时间dào dá shí jiān
arrival time
Similar words
到dào: To get to a place.
达到dá dào: To attain a set level, target, standard, or quantity.
来到lái dào: To come to a place by moving toward it.
Definition in Chinese
指某人、交通工具或事件到达某一具体地点或时间点，强调到达这一事实或结果。zhǐ mǒu rén jiāo tōng gōng jù huò shì jiàn dào dá mǒu yí jù tǐ dì diǎn huò shí jiān diǎn qiáng diào dào dá zhè yí shì shí huò jié guǒ
Word origin
到达 (dàodá, "arrive") joins 到 (dào, "arrive") + 达 (dá, "reach") to express coming fully to a fixed place or point in time.
Usage tips
- Chinese often places a clock time before the destination phrase in this pattern, unlike the usual English order in "arrive at the airport at three."