来到 (lái dào) — to arrive, to come (to a place)
Definition
来到 emphasizes the moment of reaching a place, often a destination or scene; 来 alone is more general ('come') and can also function as a direction complement. Use 来到 for arrivals at specific places.
verb
to arriveto come (to a place)
Examples
- 来到，。Tā lái dào zhè ge chéng shì yǐ jīng sān nián le, duì zhè lǐ hěn shú xi.He has been in this city for three years and is very familiar with it.
- 来到，。Dāng chūn tiān lái dào shí, huā yuán lǐ de huā dū kāi le.When spring arrives, all the flowers in the garden bloom.
- 来到，。Wǒ lái dào běi jīng hòu, dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì qù gù gōng cān guān.After I arrived in Beijing, the first thing I did was visit the Forbidden City.
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