到 dào

1. dào verb to arrive
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Used as a full verb in this sense (Guoyu '到' v 1; Unihan '到')
2. dào preposition arrive; receive
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Often used after a verb, such as 听, as a complement of result to indicate that something has occurred or reached a certain state (Norman 1988, p. 131). For example, 我听到了 'I heard that.'
3. dào verb to go
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 去 (Guoyu '到' v 2)
4. dào adjective careful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 周密 (Guoyu '到' a 1)
5. dào proper noun Dao
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '到' n 1)

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• 到时(到時) at that (future) time
• 船到桥门自会直(船到橋門自會直) when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
• 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好(誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好) He laughs best who laughs last.
• 不到黄河心不死(不到黃河心不死) not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River; to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left
• 遭到 to suffer; to meet with something unfortunate
• 闻到(聞到) to smell; to sniff something out; to perceive by smelling
• 到点(到點) the time has come
• 不到长城非好汉(不到長城非好漢) we are not heroes unless we reach the Great Wall
• 到手 to take possession of; to get hold of
• 一天到晚 all day long; the whole day
• 到场(到場) to show up; present (at the scene)
• 赶到(趕到) to hurry (to some place)
• 联产到组(聯產到組) to pay remuneration according to output
• 到期 to become due; to expire
• 轮到(輪到) become incumbent upon
• 碰到 to meet; encounter
• 到那个时候(到那個時候) until this moment
• 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸(吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸) sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
• 说到(說到) to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for
• 事到临头(事到臨頭) when things come to a head
• 到不行 extremely; incredibly
• 秤到准(秤到準) to weigh accurately
• 找得到 can find
• 随叫随到(隨叫隨到) to be available at any time; to be on call
• 煞到 to like; to fall in love with
• 水到渠成 where water flows a channel will form
• 挨到 close in sequence
• 到岸价(到岸價) cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation)
• 关系到(關係到) relates to; bears upon
• 梦到(夢到) to dream of; to dream about
• 到底 finally; in the end
• 错误思想到处泛滥(錯誤思想到處泛濫) wrong ideas spreading unchecked everywhere
• 功到自然成 effort will undoubtedly lead to success
• 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直(車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直) When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current.; Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.
• 死到临头(死到臨頭) Death is near at hand.
• 到头(到頭) to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end
• 到案 to make an appearance in court
• 达到(達到) to reach; to attain
• 到齐(到齊) to be all present
• 到处(到處) everywhere
• 指到 to point at; to indicate
• 来到(來到) to come; to arrive
• 百年到老 live to a hundred years and grow old together
• 强辩到底(強辯到底) to argue endlessly; to try to have the last word
• 到了 at last; finally; in the end
• 一条路走到黑(一條路走到黑) to follow one road until dark; to stick to one's ways; to cling to one's course
• 车到山前自有路(車到山前自有路) When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through.; Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.
• 听不到(聽不到) can't hear
• 弄到 to get hold of; to obtain; to secure; to come by
• 听到脚步声(聽到腳步聲) hear the sound of footsteps

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• 第三十八回 Chapter 38 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 45
• 第四十八回 Chapter 48 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 43
• 第二十三回 Chapter 23 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 43
• 第四十一回 Chapter 41 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 38
• 第四十三回 Chapter 43 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 36
• 第二十一回 Chapter 21 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 35
• 第二十八回 Chapter 28 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 35
• 第四回 Chapter 4 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 34
• 第四十三回 Chapter 43 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 34
• 第五十四回 Chapter 54 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 34

Collocations

• 未到 (未到) 未到 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《呂太后本紀》Annals of Empress Dowager Lü — count: 5
• 民到 (民到) 民到于今受其賜 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 14. 《憲問》 Xian Wen — count: 3
• 令到 (令到) 令到出臨三日 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《孝文本紀》 Annals of the Xiaowen Emperor — count: 3
• 书到 (書到) 書到 — Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋繁露, 卷十六 執贄第七十二 山川頌第七十三 求雨第七十四 止雨第七十五 祭義第七十六 循天之道第七十七　Scroll 16 — count: 3
• 到耳顺 (到耳順) 到耳順止 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — count: 2
• 到彭城 (到彭城) 到彭城 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《六國年表》 Yearly Chronicle of the Six States — count: 2
• 屈到 (屈到) 屈到為莫敖 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 2
• 到满 (到滿) 到滿助魏攻燕 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦本紀》 Annals of Qin — count: 2
• 传到 (傳到) 到傳到城止 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 雜守 Book 15 - Miscellaneous Measures in Defense — count: 2
• 兵到 (兵到) 兵到大梁 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《魏世家》 House of Wei — count: 2