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  dou3 dou3*2   jyutping
  dao4   pinyin
[] dou3 | [] dao4
[1] [v] arrive; reach; get to
[2] [v] go to; leave for
[3] [particle] used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree/extent

[] dou3*2 | [] dao4
[particle] used after a verb to indicate attainment/achievement or potentiality

verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
Radical: (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 43663 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Aug 2013 01:59

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detail  dou3 kei4  dao4 qi1 (PRC), dao4 qi2 (Taiwan) = [v] to expire; [adj/adv] at the due date
detail  teng1 dou3*2  ting1 dao4 = hear; have heard
detail  hon3 dou3*2  kan4 dao4 = look; have looked
detail  gin3 dou3*2  jian4 dao4 = see; have seen; have met
detail  tai2 dou3*2   = look; have looked
detail  sau1 dou3*2  shou1 dao4 = to have received (sth.)
detail  dang2 dou3  deng3 dao4 = wait until; waited until
detail  dou3 lei4/lai4/loi4  dao4 lai2 = to arrive; to reach; to have arrived; arrival; advent
detail  loi4 dou3  lai2 dao4 = to come, to arrive
detail  zaau2 dou3/3*2  zhao3 dao4 = find; succeed in finding
See all 184 compounds (CantoDict reports 188 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 116 examples containing 到
detail audio 開心.
Nice to meet you.
[(lit.) Very happy to have met you.]
detail 可以見到  ? 
He can see me
detail
He's tanned.
[Lit. he shine arrive (very) black]
detail 畀你見到
I don't want to let you see.
[Lit. I not want give you-[plural marker] see-arrive]
detail 見到
I can see two tables.
[Lit. I see-arrive two [counter] table.]
detail 你哋真係
You're no good at fooling people.
[Lit. you-[plural marker] really trick-not-arrive people]
detail 對不起由於下雨所以遲到
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
detail audio 見到父母開心
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.
detail audio 行路好攰
I walked until my legs were tired.
[We have to repeat the verb 行 because the object 路 and the extent particle 到 are both there in the sentence.]
detail 見到高興
nice to meet you
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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