Meaning of 来到
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to arrive; to come
How to use 来到
来到 is usually followed directly by a place, and it often sounds a little more formal or written than plain 来. It is common in welcomes, stories and announcements. Example: 欢迎来到北京。(Huānyíng láidào Běijīng.) Welcome to Beijing.
来到 (láidào) joins 来 (lái, to come) with 到 (dào, to reach). You come, and then you reach the place, so together it means to arrive.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes add 了 after the place in a way that sounds odd, or they use 来到 with no destination, as in 他来到了 alone. 来到 needs a place after it, so say 他来到了学校 (tā láidào le xuéxiào), or just use 他来了 (tā lái le) when no place is mentioned.
来到 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes
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到 dào · to reach · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 来到.
| 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 |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage |
| 见到 | jiàndào | to see |
| 做到 | zuòdào | to accomplish; to achieve |
Questions about 来到
What does 来到 mean?
来到 (láidào) means "to arrive; to come" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 来到?
来到 is made of 2 characters: 来 (7 strokes), 到 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 来到 an HSK word?
Yes. 来到 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 来到 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 来到 is written 來到.
What is the difference between 来到 and 到达?
Both mean to arrive, but 到达 (dàodá) is more formal and is often used for trains, flights and official notices. 来到 is warmer and suggests coming toward where the speaker is, so it fits welcomes and storytelling.
Can 来到 be used for abstract things, not just places?
Yes. It can describe arriving at a time or stage, as in 春天来到了 (chūntiān láidào le), spring has arrived. The subject can be a season, a moment or an event, not only a person.