到来
dào láiㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Traditional: 到來
HSK 3.0 · 4
到来 (dào lái) means to arrive; arrival; advent.
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to arrive; arrival; advent
Slightly formal; used for seasons and events more than for a person going somewhere.
Examples
春天到来了。
chūn tiān dào lái le.
Spring has arrived.
欢迎各位的到来。
huān yíng gè wèi de dào lái.
Welcome, everyone.
随着新年的到来，商店都很忙。
suí zhe xīn nián de dào lái, shāng diàn dōu hěn máng.
With the New Year coming, all the shops are busy.
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Stroke order
8 strokes
to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thor
7 strokes
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre
Related words
- 到 dào — to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 遇到 yù dào — to meet; to run into; to come across
- 迟到 chí dào — to arrive late
- 到底 dào dǐ — finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
- 受到 shòu dào — to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 到处 dào chù — everywhere
- 达到 dá dào — to reach; to achieve; to attain
- 到达 dào dá — to reach; to arrive