dào
Radical 18 · 8 strokes

to leave for; to go to

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MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to leave for; to go to

    从一个地方去往另一个地方;抵达cóng yī gè dìfang qùwǎng lìng yī gè dìfang; dǐdá

    • I went to school.

    • She's going to Beijing on a business trip tomorrow.

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    • Every morning I take my dog for a walk in the park.

    • I arrived here yesterday.

    • I heard the phone ringing.

    • I heard the phone ringing.

    • I was taking exams from morning until night.

  2. verb

    to reach; to arrive

    从一个地方去到另一个地方;来临cóng yī gè dìfang qù dào lìng yī gè dìfang;láilín

    • I've arrived at school.

    • The train has finally arrived at the station.

  3. preposition

    to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)

    表示到达某个地方或时间biǎoshì dàodá mǒu ge dìfang huò shíjiān

    • I've arrived at school.

    • The train from Beijing to Shanghai takes five hours.

  4. verb

    (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)

    到达某个地点或达到某种程度dàodá mǒu ge dìdiǎn huò dádào mǒu zhǒng chéngdù

    • I've already arrived at school.

  5. adjective

    considerate; thoughtful; thorough

    想得周密,顾虑周全xiǎng de zhōumì, gùlǜ zhōuquán

    • He is very thorough in everything he does.

    • She takes very good care of her guests.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A sword cutting through the destination is when you truly "arrive" at your goal.

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