达标 (dá biāo) — to meet a standard; to reach a target | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

达标 means to meet a required standard or target, often in a regulatory or evaluative context. It is more formal and threshold-focused than 及格 ('pass an exam') and emphasizes a benchmark rather than the broader attainment of 达到.

verb

to meet a standardto reach a target

Examples

达标。
Zhè jiā gōng chǎng de chǎn pǐn quán bù dá biāo le.
All the products from this factory have met the standard.
达标。
Wǒ men bì xū yán gé dá biāo cái néng tōng guò jiǎn chá.
We must strictly meet the standard in order to pass the inspection.
，。
Zhè ge xiàng mù yǐ jīng dá le biāo, dà jiā kě yǐ fàng xīn.
This project has already met the standard; everyone can relax.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

标biāostandard

达 means reach and 标 means standard, so 达标 means reach the standard.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶大达

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

大

大dà达dá

Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

木票標

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

票piào標biāo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

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