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| Pronunciation |
: |
dào |
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| Meaning |
: |
- arrive; reach. (v)
- go to; leave for. (v)
- used as a verb complement to show the result of an action. (v)
- up until; up to; to. (prep)
- thoughtful; considerate. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
刂 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
到 |
| Usage |
: |
79.3% |
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Sentences:
| 1. The train has arrived. |
| huǒ |
chē |
dào |
le |
。 |
| 火 |
车 |
到 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 火 |
: |
fire |
| 车 |
: |
car |
| 火车 |
: |
train |
| 到 |
: |
reach, arrive |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 2. I have never been there. |
| wǒ |
bù |
céng |
dào |
guò |
nà |
lǐ |
。 |
| 我 |
不 |
曾 |
到 |
过 |
那 |
里 |
。 |
|
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 不曾 |
: |
never |
| 到 |
: |
arrive, reach |
| 过 |
: |
(particle) used after a verb or an adjective to indicate a past action or state |
| 那里 |
: |
there |
|
| 3. He’s going to work in Tibet. |
| tā |
jiāng |
yào |
dào |
xī |
zàng |
qù |
gōng |
zuò |
。 |
| 他 |
将 |
要 |
到 |
西 |
藏 |
去 |
工 |
作 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 将要 |
: |
going to |
| 到 |
: |
go to; leave for |
| 西藏 |
: |
Tibet |
| 去 |
: |
(used between two verbal expressions, and / or after the second expression) in order to (do something there) |
| 工作 |
: |
work |
|
| 4. If other people can do it, so can we. |
| rén |
jia |
néng |
zuò |
dào |
de |
， |
wǒ |
men |
yě |
néng |
zuò |
dào |
。 |
| 人 |
家 |
能 |
做 |
到 |
的 |
， |
我 |
们 |
也 |
能 |
做 |
到 |
。 |
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| 人家 |
: |
other people |
| 能 |
: |
can |
| 做 |
: |
do |
| 到 |
: |
used as a verb complement to show the result of an action |
| 做到 |
: |
accomplish; achieve; go through with |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 也 |
: |
also |
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| 5. I’m glad to hear that. |
| tīng |
dào |
zhè |
xiāo |
xī |
wǒ |
hěn |
gāo |
xìng |
。 |
| 听 |
到 |
这 |
消 |
息 |
我 |
很 |
高 |
兴 |
。 |
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| 听 |
: |
listen, hear |
| 到 |
: |
used as a verb complement to show the result of an action |
| 听到 |
: |
heard |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 消息 |
: |
news |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 高兴 |
: |
happy |
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| 6. Work late into the night. |
| gōng |
zuò |
dào |
shēn |
yè |
。 |
| 工 |
作 |
到 |
深 |
夜 |
。 |
|
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| 工作 |
: |
work |
| 到 |
: |
up until; up to; to |
| 深 |
: |
deep |
| 夜 |
: |
night |
| 深夜 |
: |
late night |
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