起到
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
起到 (qǐdào) · to have, an effect
起到 (qǐdào) means “to have, an effect; to play, a role”. It is written with 2 characters: 起 (to get up) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 起到 is built
The characters
起 qǐ · to get up
What 起 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 己 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
这个药起到了作用。Zhège yào qǐdào le zuòyòng.This medicine has worked.
他在比赛中起到了很大的作用。Tā zài bǐsài zhōng qǐdào le hěn dà de zuòyòng.He played a big role in the match.
Questions about 起到
What does 起到 mean?
起到 (qǐdào) means “to have, an effect; to play, a role”.
How do you pronounce 起到?
起到 is pronounced qǐdào.
Which HSK level is 起到?
起到 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 起床qǐchuángto get out of bed
- 起来qǐlaito get up
- 一起yīqǐtogether
- 起飞qǐfēito take off (of a plane)
- 想起xiǎngqǐto remember
- 看起来kàn qǐlaito look like
- 看不起kànbuqǐto look down on
- 了不起liǎobuqǐamazing
- 引起yǐnqǐto cause
Learn 起到 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.