HSK 1 · Coming & going

到

dào

to arrive; to reach

Stroke order of 到

到 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

"到" is arriving "至" with a knife "刂" at your side: you reached the place.

Parts: 至 to arrive + 刂 knife

Example sentence

我已经到家了。

I've already arrived home.

Words with 到

找到to find 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 看到to see 听到to hear 得到to get; to receive 等到by the time; to wait until 到处everywhere 感到to feel 想到to think of 做到to achieve; to manage to do 送到to deliver to 收到to receive 接到to receive 受到to receive; to be given 拿到to get; to obtain 见到to see; to meet 碰到to run into

More words: Coming & going

来to come 去to go 回to return; to go back 出to go out; to exit 进to enter 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 出来to come out 出去to go out 进来to come in 进去to go in 回来to come back 回去to go back 走to walk; to leave 走路to walk 跑to run

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