How to say “reach” in Chinese
reach, achieve
“Reach” in Chinese is 达到, dá dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
达到 is read dá dào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 大 dà hints at the sound.
On the right, 刂 “knife”, dāo, hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “达到”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 达到. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他终于达到了自己的目标tāzhōngyúdádàolezìjǐdemùbiāoHe finally reached his goal.
- 为了达到目标他每天都很努力wèiledádàomùbiāo,tāměitiāndōuhěnnǔlìTo reach his goal, he works hard every day.
- 今年的销量没有达到预期jīnniándexiāoliàngméiyǒudádàoyùqīSales this year didn't meet expectations.
More words from the lesson “Goal and reason”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “reach” in Chinese?
“Reach” in Chinese is 达到, pinyin dádào.
What does 达到 mean?
达到 (dádào) means “reach, achieve”.
How do you write 达到?
达到 is 2 characters: 达 (dá) — reach, attain; 到 (dào) — arrive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 达到?
达到 is read dádào. Tones: dá — second tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“reach” in the lesson “Goal and reason”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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