How to say “arrive” in Chinese
arrive, reach
“Arrive” in Chinese is 抵达, dǐ dá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
抵达 is read dǐ dá: 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, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 氐 dǐ hints at the reading, as it also does in 底 dǐ and 低 dī.
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 大 dà 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 “抵达”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 抵达. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这艘轮船明天早上抵达港口zhèsōulúnchuánmíngtiānzǎoshangdǐdágǎngkǒuThis ship will arrive in port tomorrow morning.
- 记者已经抵达灾区jìzhěyǐjīngdǐdázāiqūReporters have already arrived in the disaster area.
More words from the lesson “Border and luggage”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “arrive” in Chinese?
“Arrive” in Chinese is 抵达, pinyin dǐdá.
What does 抵达 mean?
抵达 (dǐdá) means “arrive, reach”.
How do you write 抵达?
抵达 is 2 characters: 抵 (dǐ) — resist, prop; reach; 达 (dá) — reach, attain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 抵达?
抵达 is read dǐdá. Tones: dǐ — third tone, dá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“arrive” in the lesson “Border and luggage”
This word is from the topic “Travel and transport” of HSK 6. 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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