到来
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
到来 (dàolái) · arrival
到来 (dàolái) means “arrival; to arrive”. It is written with 2 characters: 到 (to arrive) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 到来 is built
The characters
到 dào · to arrive
What 到 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
春天的到来让人很高兴。Chūntiān de dàolái ràng rén hěn gāoxìng.The arrival of spring makes people happy.
我们等着你的到来。Wǒmen děngzhe nǐ de dàolái.We're waiting for your arrival.
Questions about 到来
What does 到来 mean?
到来 (dàolái) means “arrival; to arrive”.
How do you pronounce 到来?
到来 is pronounced dàolái.
Which HSK level is 到来?
到来 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 得到dédàoto get
- 回到huídàoto return to
- 看到kàndàoto see
- 来到láidàoto come to
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
- 找到zhǎodàoto find
- 到处dàochùeverywhere
- 等到děngdàoto wait until
- 感到gǎndàoto feel
- 见到jiàndàoto see
Learn 到来 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.