达到
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
达到 (dádào) · to reach
达到 (dádào) means “to reach; to achieve”. It is written with 2 characters: 达 (to reach) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 达到 is built
The characters
达 dá · to reach
What 达 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 大 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
他的汉语达到了三级水平。Tā de Hànyǔ dádào le sān jí shuǐpíng.His Chinese has reached Level 3.
我们达到目的了吗？Wǒmen dádào mùdì le ma?Have we achieved our goal?
Questions about 达到
What does 达到 mean?
达到 (dádào) means “to reach; to achieve”.
How do you pronounce 达到?
达到 is pronounced dádào.
Which HSK level is 达到?
达到 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 表达biǎodáto express
- 到达dàodáto arrive
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 传达chuándáto convey
- 达成dáchéngto reach (an agreement)
- 抵达dǐdáto arrive
- 雷达léidáradar
- 转达zhuǎndáto pass on
- 得到dédàoto get
- 回到huídàoto return to
Learn 达到 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.