到达 (dào dá) — to arrive, to reach (a destination)

Definition

到达 (dàodá) means a person or vehicle physically arriving at a destination. Unlike 达到 (an abstract goal or level), 抵达 is a formal near-synonym, and 到来 / 来临 refer to events or seasons arriving.

verb
to arriveto reach (a destination)

Examples

  • 到达
    Huǒ chē zhǔn shí dào dá le.
    The train arrived on time.
  • 到达
    Wǒ men dào dá chē zhàn de shí hou tiān yǐ jīng hēi le.
    By the time we arrived at the station, it was already dark.
  • 到达
    Tā dào dá shàng hǎi hòu gěi wǒ dǎ le diàn huà.
    He called me after he arrived in Shanghai.

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