dao4
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive; (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)

strokes 8
radical
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白头到老 白頭到老 bai2 tou2 dao4 lao3
(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part

办不到 辦不到 ban4 bu5 dao4
impossible; can't be done; no can do; unable to accomplish

办到 辦到 ban4 dao4
to accomplish; to get sth done

包产到户 包產到戶 bao1 chan3 dao4 hu4
fixing of farm output quotas for each household

包产到户制 包產到戶制 bao1 chan3 dao4 hu4 zhi4
system of quotas for farm output per household

报到 報到 bao4 dao4
to report for duty; to check in; to register

不到 不到 bu4 dao4
not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than

不到长城非好汉 不到長城非好漢 bu4 dao4 chang2 cheng2 fei1 hao3 han4
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

不到黄河心不死 不到黃河心不死 bu4 dao4 huang2 he2 xin1 bu4 si3
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left

不问就听不到假话 不問就聽不到假話 bu4 wen4 jiu4 ting1 bu4 dao4 jia3 hua4
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)

车到山前必有路 車到山前必有路 che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直

车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直 che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 - chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on

车到山前自有路 車到山前自有路 che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 zi4 you3 lu4
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 chi1 bu4 dao4 pu2 tao5 shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

吃到饱 吃到飽 chi1 dao4 bao3
all-you-can-eat (buffet) (Tw)

迟到 遲到 chi2 dao4
to arrive late

初来乍到 初來乍到 chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4
to be a newcomer; just off the boat

船到江心,补漏迟 船到江心,補漏遲 chuan2 dao4 jiang1 xin1 - bu3 lou4 chi2
It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

船到码头,车到站 船到碼頭,車到站 chuan2 dao4 ma3 tou2 - che1 dao4 zhan4
The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.; The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)

船到桥门自会直 船到橋門自會直 chuan2 dao4 qiao2 men2 zi4 hui4 zhi2
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem; no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)

船到桥头自然直 船到橋頭自然直 chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2
lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb); fig. everything will be all right; cf 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直

从里到外 從裡到外 cong2 li3 dao4 wai4
from the inside to the outside; through and through; thoroughly

从头到脚 從頭到腳 cong2 tou2 dao4 jiao3
from head to foot

从头到尾 從頭到尾 cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3
from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing)

达不到 達不到 da2 bu4 dao4
cannot achieve; cannot reach

达到 達到 da2 dao4
to reach; to achieve; to attain

打破砂锅问到底 打破砂鍋問到底 da3 po4 sha1 guo1 wen4 dao4 di3
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

大限到来 大限到來 da4 xian4 dao4 lai2
to die; one's allocated lifespan is accomplished

带着希望去旅行,比到达终点更美好 帶著希望去旅行,比到達終點更美好 dai4 zhe5 xi1 wang4 qu4 lv3 xing2 - bi3 dao4 da2 zhong1 dian3 geng4 mei3 hao3
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

到案 到案 dao4 an4
to make an appearance in court

到岸价 到岸價 dao4 an4 jia4
cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation)

到不行 到不行 dao4 bu4 xing2
extremely; incredibly

到场 到場 dao4 chang3
to show up; present (at the scene)

到处 到處 dao4 chu4
everywhere

到处可见 到處可見 dao4 chu4 ke3 jian4
ubiquitous; commonplace; found everywhere

到此 到此 dao4 ci3
hereto; hereunto

到此为止 到此為止 dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3
to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day

到此一游 到此一遊 dao4 ci3 yi1 you2
to travel (somewhere); (vandalism) "was here"

到达 到達 dao4 da2
to reach; to arrive

到达大厅 到達大廳 dao4 da2 da4 ting1
arrival hall

到底 到底 dao4 di3
finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last

到点 到點 dao4 dian3
it's time (to do sth); the time has come

到访 到訪 dao4 fang3
to pay a visit

到货 到貨 dao4 huo4
(of packages or shipments) to arrive

到家 到家 dao4 jia1
perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree

到来 到來 dao4 lai2
to arrive; arrival; advent

到了 到了 dao4 liao3
at last; finally; in the end

到目前 到目前 dao4 mu4 qian2
up until now; to date

到目前为止 到目前為止 dao4 mu4 qian2 wei2 zhi3
until now; so far

到那个时候 到那個時候 dao4 na4 ge4 shi2 hou4
until this moment

到期 到期 dao4 qi1
to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)

到期日 到期日 dao4 qi1 ri4
closing date (of contract); maturity (of an investment bond)

到期收益率 到期收益率 dao4 qi1 shou1 yi4 lv4
(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)

到齐 到齊 dao4 qi2
to be all present

到时 到時 dao4 shi2
at that (future) time

到时候 到時候 dao4 shi2 hou4
when the moment comes; at that time

到手 到手 dao4 shou3
to take possession of; to get hold of

到手软 到手軟 dao4 shou3 ruan3
(do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion

到头 到頭 dao4 tou2
to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end

到头来 到頭來 dao4 tou2 lai2
in the end; finally; as a result

到位 到位 dao4 wei4
to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done)

到现在 到現在 dao4 xian4 zai4
up until now; to date

得不到 得不到 de2 bu4 dao4
cannot get; cannot obtain

得到 得到 de2 dao4
to get; to obtain; to receive

等到 等到 deng3 dao4
to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)

点到即止 點到即止 dian3 dao4 ji2 zhi3
to touch on sth and leave it there; to take care not to overdo sth

丢到家 丟到家 diu1 dao4 jia1
to lose (face) utterly

独到 獨到 du2 dao4
original

端到端加密 端到端加密 duan1 dao4 duan1 jia1 mi4
end-to-end encryption

饭后百步走,活到九十九 飯後百步走,活到九十九 fan4 hou4 bai3 bu4 zou3 - huo2 dao4 jiu3 shi2 jiu3
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)

感到 感到 gan3 dao4
to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect

赶到 趕到 gan3 dao4
to hurry (to some place)

感觉到 感覺到 gan3 jue2 dao4
to feel; to sense; to detect; to perceive; to become aware

功到自然成 功到自然成 gong1 dao4 zi4 ran2 cheng2
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)

关系到 關係到 guan1 xi4 dao4
relates to; bears upon

归根到底 歸根到底 gui1 gen1 dao4 di3
after all; in the final analysis; ultimately

话到嘴边 話到嘴邊 hua4 dao4 zui3 bian1
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

话到嘴边留三分 話到嘴邊留三分 hua4 dao4 zui3 bian1 liu2 san1 fen1
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

回到 回到 hui2 dao4
to return to

活到老,学到老 活到老,學到老 huo2 dao4 lao3 - xue2 dao4 lao3
One is never too old to learn. (idiom)

货到付款 貨到付款 huo4 dao4 fu4 kuan3
cash on delivery (COD)

捡到篮里就是菜 撿到籃裡就是菜 jian3 dao4 lan2 li3 jiu4 shi4 cai4
all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

见到 見到 jian4 dao4
to see

讲到 講到 jiang3 dao4
to talk about sth

接到 接到 jie1 dao4
to receive (letter etc)

尽到 盡到 jin4 dao4
to fulfill (one's duty etc)

具体到 具體到 ju4 ti3 dao4
to embody into; to apply to; to take the shape of; specific to

卡到阴 卡到陰 ka3 dao4 yin1
(Tw) to be possessed; to be bewitched

可得到 可得到 ke3 de2 dao4
available

款到发货 款到發貨 kuan3 dao4 fa1 huo4
dispatch upon receipt of payment

来到 來到 lai2 dao4
to come; to arrive

老到 老到 lao3 dao5
experienced and careful

联产到户 聯產到戶 lian2 chan3 dao4 hu4
household responsibility system, introduced in the early 1980s, under which each rural household could freely decide what to produce and how to sell, as long as it fulfilled its quota of products to the state

联产到劳 聯產到勞 lian2 chan3 dao4 lao2
to pay sb according to their productivity

联产到组 聯產到組 lian2 chan3 dao4 zu3
to pay remuneration according to output (idiom)

料到 料到 liao4 dao4
to foresee; to anticipate

临到 臨到 lin2 dao4
to befall

领到 領到 ling3 dao4
to receive

轮到 輪到 lun2 dao4
to be (sb's or sth's) turn

马到成功 馬到成功 ma3 dao4 cheng2 gong1
to win instant success (idiom)

骂到臭头 罵到臭頭 ma4 dao4 chou4 tou2
to chew sb out (Tw)

没想到 沒想到 mei2 xiang3 dao4
didn't expect

门到门 門到門 men2 dao4 men2
door to door

面面俱到 面面俱到 mian4 mian4 ju4 dao4
(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything

弄到 弄到 nong4 dao4
to get hold of; to obtain; to secure; to come by

弄到手 弄到手 nong4 dao4 shou3
to get in hand; to get (one's) hands on; to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire)

捧到天上 捧到天上 peng3 dao4 tian1 shang4
lit. to hold up to the skies; fig. to praise lavishly

碰到 碰到 peng4 dao4
to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit

拼到底 拼到底 pin1 dao4 di3
to brave it out; to the bitter end

恰到好处 恰到好處 qia4 dao4 hao3 chu4
it's just perfect; it's just right

签到 簽到 qian1 dao4
to register; to sign in

牵马到河易,强马饮水难 牽馬到河易,強馬飲水難 qian1 ma3 dao4 he2 yi4 - qiang3 ma3 yin3 shui3 nan2
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)

牵涉到 牽涉到 qian1 she4 dao4
to involve; to drag in

呛到 嗆到 qiang1 dao4
to choke on (food etc); to swallow the wrong way

强辩到底 強辯到底 qiang3 bian4 dao4 di3
to argue endlessly; to try to have the last word

煞到 煞到 sha4 dao4
(Tw) to like; to fall in love with

善有善报,恶有恶报,若然不报时晨未到 善有善報,惡有惡報,若然不報時晨未到 shan4 you3 shan4 bao4 - e4 you3 e4 bao4 - ruo4 ran2 bu4 bao4 shi2 chen2 wei4 dao4
Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time

烧到 燒到 shao1 dao4
to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)

谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好 誰笑到最後,誰笑得最好 shei2 xiao4 dao4 zui4 hou4 - shei2 xiao4 de2 zui4 hao3
He laughs best who laughs last.

时辰未到 時辰未到 shi2 chen5 wei4 dao4
the time has not yet come

事到今日 事到今日 shi4 dao4 jin1 ri4
under the circumstances; the matter having come to that point

事到临头 事到臨頭 shi4 dao4 lin2 tou2
when things come to a head (idiom)

事到如今 事到如今 shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1
as matters stand; things having reached this stage

收到 收到 shou1 dao4
to receive

手到拈来 手到拈來 shou3 dao4 nian1 lai2
lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); fig. easy to do

手到擒来 手到擒來 shou3 dao4 qin2 lai2
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy

受到 受到 shou4 dao4
to receive; to suffer; obtained; given

受到影响 受到影響 shou4 dao4 ying3 xiang3
affected (usually adversely); to suffer

水到渠成 水到渠成 shui3 dao4 qu2 cheng2
lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom); fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally

说曹操,曹操到 說曹操,曹操到 shuo1 cao2 cao1 - cao2 cao1 dao4
see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到

说曹操曹操就到 說曹操曹操就到 shuo1 cao2 cao1 cao2 cao1 jiu4 dao4
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear

说到做到 說到做到 shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4
to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise

死到临头 死到臨頭 si3 dao4 lin2 tou2
Death is near at hand. (idiom)

送货到家 送貨到家 song4 huo4 dao4 jia1
home delivery

随叫随到 隨叫隨到 sui2 jiao4 sui2 dao4
to be available at any time; to be on call

所到之处 所到之處 suo3 dao4 zhi1 chu4
wherever one goes

谈到 談到 tan2 dao4
to refer to; to speak about; to talk about

提到 提到 ti2 dao4
to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to

听不到 聽不到 ting1 bu5 dao4
can't hear

听到 聽到 ting1 dao4
to hear

土到不行 土到不行 tu3 dao4 bu4 xing2
old-fashioned; extremely kitsch

闻到 聞到 wen2 dao4
to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling

先到先得 先到先得 xian1 dao4 xian1 de2
first come first served

先来后到 先來後到 xian1 lai2 hou4 dao4
in order of arrival; first come, first served

想不到 想不到 xiang3 bu5 dao4
unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that

想到 想到 xiang3 dao4
to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate

新来乍到 新來乍到 xin1 lai2 zha4 dao4
newly arrived (idiom)

也好不到哪里去 也好不到哪裡去 ye3 hao3 bu4 dao4 na3 li3 qu4
just as bad; not much better

一步到位 一步到位 yi1 bu4 dao4 wei4
to settle a matter in one go

一年到头 一年到頭 yi1 nian2 dao4 tou2
all year round

一天到晚 一天到晚 yi1 tian1 dao4 wan3
all day long; the whole day

一条道走到黑 一條道走到黑 yi1 tiao2 dao4 zou3 dao4 hei1
to stick to one's ways; to cling to one's course

意想不到 意想不到 yi4 xiang3 bu4 dao4
unexpected; previously unimagined

用户到网络的接口 用戶到網絡的接口 yong4 hu4 dao4 wang3 luo4 de5 jie1 kou3
User-Network Interface; UNI

用户到网络接口 用戶到網絡接口 yong4 hu4 dao4 wang3 luo4 jie1 kou3
user-network interface; UNI

遇到 遇到 yu4 dao4
to meet; to run into; to come across

遭到 遭到 zao1 dao4
to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)

涨到 漲到 zhang3 dao4
to go up; to rise

找不到 找不到 zhao3 bu5 dao4
can't find

找到 找到 zhao3 dao4
to find

直到 直到 zhi2 dao4
until

直到现在 直到現在 zhi2 dao4 xian4 zai4
even now; until now; right up to the present

指到 指到 zhi3 dao4
to point at; to indicate

周到 周到 zhou1 dao4
thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr.

走马到任 走馬到任 zou3 ma3 dao4 ren4
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity; to undertake a task

做不到 做不到 zuo4 bu4 dao4
impossible

做到 做到 zuo4 dao4
to accomplish; to achieve