Meaning of 到来
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to arrive
- arrival; advent
How to use 到来
到来 is a fairly formal word used for events, seasons, times, or important guests rather than everyday people arriving. It often appears in written Chinese, speeches, and news. Example: 春天到来了。(Chūntiān dàolái le.) Spring has arrived.
到来 combines 到 (dào, to reach) and 来 (lái, to come). Something comes toward you and finally reaches you, so it has arrived.
Common mistake: Learners often use 到来 for ordinary arrivals, like saying 我朋友到来了 when 我朋友到了 (wǒ péngyou dào le) or 我朋友来了 sounds natural. Also keep 到来 separate from 回来 (huílái), which means coming back to a place you left.
到来 in example sentences
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到 dào · to reach · 8 strokes
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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 到来.
| 看到 | kàndào | to see |
| 找到 | zhǎodào | to find |
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 听到 | tīngdào | to hear |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 回到 | huídào | to return to |
| 来到 | láidào | to arrive; to come |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage |
| 见到 | jiàndào | to see |
Questions about 到来
What does 到来 mean?
到来 (dàolái) means "to arrive; arrival; advent" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 到来?
到来 is made of 2 characters: 到 (8 strokes), 来 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 到来 an HSK word?
Yes. 到来 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 到来 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 到来 is written 到來.
Can 到来 be used as a noun?
Yes. It often works like the noun "arrival" or "advent," especially after 的. For example, 欢迎您的到来 (huānyíng nín de dàolái) means "welcome, thank you for coming."
What is the difference between 到来 and 来到?
来到 (láidào) usually takes a place after it, as in 来到北京 (láidào Běijīng), came to Beijing. 到来 normally does not take a place object. The thing that arrives comes before it, as in 新年到来 (xīnnián dàolái), the New Year arrives.