达到 (dá dào) — to reach, to achieve, to attain | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

达到 focuses on reaching a standard, goal, or level (目标, 要求). Use 到达 when arriving at a physical place; 达成 is more for agreements or consensus.

verb

to reachto achieveto attain

Examples

达到。
Tā de nǔ lì zhōng yú dá dào le mù biāo.
His efforts finally achieved the goal.
达到。
Nǐ de chéng jì yǐ jīng dá dào le yāo qiú.
Your results have already met the requirements.
达到。
Jīn nián wǒ men dá dào le xīn de shuǐ píng.
This year we reached a new level.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

'达' means reach and '到' means arrive, together giving to attain.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

至至zhìto arrive

Sound part声符shēngfú

刀

刀dāo到dào

Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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