到来
dào lái
Pinyin

Definition

到来
 - 
dào lái
  1. to arrive
  2. arrival
  3. advent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

到
dào
  1. 1 to (a place)
  2. 2 until (a time)
  3. 3 up to
  4. 4 to go
  5. 5 to arrive
  6. 6 (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
来到
lái dào
  1. 1 to come
  2. 2 to arrive
做到
zuò dào
  1. 1 to accomplish
  2. 2 to achieve
到来
dào lái
  1. 1 to arrive
  2. 2 arrival
  3. 3 advent
到家
dào jiā
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 excellent
  3. 3 brought to the utmost degree
到底
dào dǐ
  1. 1 finally
  2. 2 in the end
  3. 3 when all is said and done
  4. 4 after all
  5. 5 to the end
  6. 6 to the last
到处
dào chù
  1. 1 everywhere
到达
dào dá
  1. 1 to reach
  2. 2 to arrive
受到
shòu dào
  1. 1 to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
  2. 2 to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
回到
huí dào
  1. 1 to return to
梦到
mèng dào
  1. 1 to dream of
  2. 2 to dream about
得到
dé dào
  1. 1 to get
  2. 2 to obtain
  3. 3 to receive
想到
xiǎng dào
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to call to mind
  3. 3 to anticipate
感到
gǎn dào
  1. 1 to feel
  2. 2 to sense
  3. 3 to have the feeling that
  4. 4 to think that
  5. 5 to move
  6. 6 to affect
找到
zhǎo dào
  1. 1 to find
接到
jiē dào
  1. 1 to receive (letter etc)
收到
shōu dào
  1. 1 to receive
碰到
pèng dào
  1. 1 to come across
  2. 2 to run into
  3. 3 to meet
  4. 4 to hit
等到
děng dào
  1. 1 to wait until
  2. 2 by the time when (sth is ready etc)

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
手到拈来
shǒu dào niān lái
  1. 1 lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. easy to do
手到擒来
shǒu dào qín lái
  1. 1 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
捡到篮里就是菜
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
  1. 1 all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
新来乍到
xīn lái zhà dào
  1. 1 newly arrived (idiom)
死到临头
sǐ dào lín tóu
  1. 1 Death is near at hand. (idiom)
水到渠成
shuǐ dào qú chéng
  1. 1 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
活到老，学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
  1. 1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
牵马到河易，强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
  1. 1 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
白头到老
bái tóu dào lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
联产到组
lián chǎn dào zǔ
  1. 1 to pay remuneration according to output (idiom)
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
  1. 1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
  2. 2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
船到江心，补漏迟
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
  1. 1 It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
船到码头，车到站
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
  1. 1 The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
  2. 2 The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哈…呵呵，我…我面罩是带了，可我没带防毒面具！我就静静地祈祷风的到来吧…欸，餐终于来了！你把我吓得肚子都饿了！
hā …hēhē ，wǒ …wǒ miànzhào shì dài le ，kě wǒ méi dài fángdú miànjù ！wǒ jiù jìngjìng de qídǎo fēng de dàolái ba …èi ，cān zhōngyú lái le ！nǐ bǎ wǒ xiàde dùzi dōu è le ！
Ha...haha, I, I have brought a face mask, but I haven't got a gas mask. I'll just quietly pray for the wind to come. Hmm...the meals have finally arrived! You've scared me so much that I'm now starving.
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欢迎光临寒舍，各位的到来令小舍蓬荜生辉呀！
huānyíng guānglín hánshě ，gèwèi de dàolái lǐng xiǎoshě péngbìshēnghuī ya ！
Welcome to my humble abode, every one of you coming really brings life to my home!
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汽车的使用标志着一个新时代的到来。
qìchē de shǐyòng biāozhì zhe yī gè xīnshídài de dàolái 。
The use of the car signified the dawn of a new era.
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尼罗河每年都会泛滥。洪水到来时，会淹没河两岸的农田。洪水退去后，又会留下一层厚厚的河泥，形成肥沃的土壤。
Níluóhé měinián dōu huì fànlàn 。hóngshuǐ dàolái shí ，huì yānmò hé liǎng\'àn de nóngtián 。hóngshuǐ tuìqù hòu ，yòu huì liúxià yī céng hòuhòu de héní ，xíngchéng féiwò de tǔrǎng 。
The Nile floods every year. When flood waters arrive, they cover the fields on both banks of the river. When the flood waters recede, they leave a layer of thick river mud, resulting in fertile soil.
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