HSK 1 · Core verbs

得到

dé dào

to get; to receive

Stroke order of 得到

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

得 · 11 strokes 到 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

得 has a step 彳 toward a hand 寸 grabbing a coin 见-like prize; 到 confirms arrival.

Parts: 得 gain + 到 reach

The characters in 得到

得 dé — to get; to obtain (11 strokes)
到 dào — to arrive; to reach (8 strokes)

Example sentence

我得到了一个机会。

I got a chance.

Words with 得

觉得to think; to feel 记得to remember 得to get; to obtain 懂得to understand; to know 得出to reach (a conclusion)取得to obtain; to achieve 认得to know; to recognize 得分to score; score 不得不to have to 显得to appear; to seem 值得to be worth; to deserve

Words with 到

找到to find 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 到to arrive; to reach 看到to see 听到to hear 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: Core verbs

是to be (am / is / are)有to have; there is 在at; in; to be (located)要to want; will 会can; know how to; will 能can; be able to 给to give; for 送to give (as a gift); to see off 行OK; to be all right 用to use

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