到 (dou3 dou3*2 | dao4) : reach, arrive; go to, been to

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dou3 dou3*2

dao4

1] [v] reach; arrive; go to; been to [2] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 刀 (#18)

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

到

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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到期 dou3 kei4 dao4 qi1 (PRC), dao4 qi2 (Taiwan) = [v] to expire; [adj/adv] at the due date

聽到 teng1 dou3*2 ting1 dao4 = hear; have heard

看到 hon3 dou3*2 kan4 dao4 = look; have looked 國

見到 gin3 dou3*2 jian4 dao4 = see; have seen; have met

睇到 tai2 dou3*2 = look; have looked 粵

收到 sau1 dou3*2 shou1 dao4 = to have received (sth.)

等到 dang2 dou3 deng3 dao4 = wait until; waited until

到來 dou3 lei4/lai4/loi4 dao4 lai2 = to arrive; to reach; to have arrived; arrival; advent

來到 loi4 dou3 lai2 dao4 = to come, to arrive

入到 jap6 dou3/2 ru4 dao4 = to enter; to have entered; to have gained entry 粵
See all 172 compounds (CantoDict reports 177 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 103 examples containing 到

好開心識到你. 粵
Nice to meet you.
[(lit.) Very happy to have met you.]

返學可以識到好多同學仔。粵
Going to school can meet a lot of classmates.

佢可以見到我 ?
He can see me

佢曬到好黑粵
He's tanned.
[Lit. he shine arrive (very) black]

我唔想畀你哋見到粵
I don't want to let you see.
[Lit. I not want give you-[plural marker] see-arrive]

我見到兩張枱粵
I can see two tables.
[Lit. I see-arrive two [counter] table.]

你哋真係呃唔到人粵
You're no good at fooling people.
[Lit. you-[plural marker] really trick-not-arrive people]

對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。國
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.

我一見到我父母就好開心。粵
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.

我行路行到雙腳好攰粵
I walked until my legs were extremely weak (tired)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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