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dào
Main
English Definitionto (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive; (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
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Pinyindào
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dou3
Part of Speech(动) verb, (连) conjunction, (介) preposition
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1,5

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Words With Same Head Word    
到处dàochùeverywhere
到底dàodǐfinally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
到达dàodáto reach; to arrive
到头来dàotóu láiin the end; finally; as a result
到了dàoliǎoat last; finally; in the end
Words With Same Tail Word    
得到dédàoto get; to obtain; to receive
等到děngdàoto wait until; by the time when (something is ready etc)
迟到chídàoto arrive late
没想到méi xiǎngdàodidn't expect
想到xiǎngdàoto think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
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