到
Meanings
- to reach; to arrive
- to leave for; to go to
- to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
- (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
- considerate; thoughtful; thorough
Characters in this entry
- 到
- dào · go to, arrive, been to
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4 · dao4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dou2 · dou3
Cantonese word readings for 到. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- to arrive at a destination; to reach a destination; to get to
- to go to; to leave for
- used as a verbal complement to indicate the (successful) completion of an action
- (dialectal) used after a verb to indicate a continued action or state
- (chiefly in the negative) to reach
- to the extent that
- to — to (a place)
- to — to (a time); until; up to
- to — (from) ... to ...
- (Siyi Yue, Northern Min) at; in
- thoughtful; considerate
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese, Gan) used as a verbal complement to indicate the (successful) completion of an action
- (Cantonese) used as a verbal complement to indicate the completion of an action, with negative sentiment
character · Etymology 3
- (Min) to arrive
- (Eastern Min) used as a verbal complement to indicate the (successful) completion of an action
- (Hokkien, mahjong, playing cards) to complete a winning hand
- (Hokkien) alternative form of 甲 (kah / kàu / á, “to; until; to the extent (Used after a verb or an adjective and before a degree complement.)”)
- (Hokkien) alternative form of 甲 (kah / kàu / á, “very; really; badly”)
character · Etymology 4
- (Cantonese) alternative form of 度 (“approximately; around”)
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