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直达 (zhí dá) — to go directly to (a place) without stopping (of transportation); nonstop

Definition

Used for transportation (trains, flights, buses) that goes straight to the destination without transfers or stops. Adjective use as 有没有直达的航班? means 'nonstop / direct'.

verb
to go directly to (a place) without stopping (of transportation)nonstop

Examples

  • 直达。
    Zuò zhè tàng chē kě yǐ zhí dá běi jīng.
    You can go directly to Beijing on this train.
  • 直达？
    Yǒu méi yǒu zhí dá de háng bān?
    Is there a direct flight?
  • 直达。
    Zhè lù gōng jiāo chē zhí dá shì zhōng xīn.
    This bus goes directly to the city center.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

直zhídirect
达dáreach

直 means straight or direct, and 达 means to reach, together they mean to reach directly.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The earliest form of 直 pairs 目, an eye, with an unclear stroke 丨.

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

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.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Travel & Tourism

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