dào
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
dé dào
to get
to obtain
to receive
dào le
at last
finally
in the end
has arrived
when subj. arrives at a location or time
dá dào
to reach
to achieve
to attain
shòu dào
to receive
to suffer
obtained
given
yù dào
to meet
to run into
to come across
bù dào
not to arrive
not reaching
insufficient
less than
dào dǐ
finally
in the end
when all is said and done
after all
to the end
to the last
dào huò
(of packages or shipments) to arrive
tí dào
to mention
to raise (a subject)
to refer to
dào qī
to fall due (loan etc)
to expire (visa etc)
to mature (investment bond etc)
xiǎng dào
to think of
to call to mind
to anticipate
gǎn dào
to feel
to sense
to have the feeling that
to think that
to move
to affect
gǎn jué dào
to feel
to sense
to detect
to perceive
to become aware
pèng dào
to come across
to run into
to meet
to hit
miàn miàn jù dào
(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
qià dào hǎo chù
it's just perfect
it's just right
děng dào
to wait until
by the time when (sth is ready etc)
dào chǎng
to show up
present (at the scene)
zhōu dao
thoughtful
considerate
attentive
thorough
xiǎng bu dào
unexpected
hard to imagine
it had not occurred to me
who could have thought that
dào tóu lái
in the end
finally
as a result
bào dào
to report for duty
to check in
to register
cóng tóu dào wěi
from start to finish
from head to tail
the whole (thing)
zāo dào
to suffer
to meet with (sth unfortunate)
tán dào
to refer to
to speak about
to talk about
shòu dào yǐng xiǎng
affected (usually adversely)
to suffer
zhí dào xiàn zài
even now
until now
right up to the present
wén dào
to smell
to sniff sth out
to perceive by smelling
dá bù dào
cannot achieve
cannot reach
dào shí hòu
when the moment comes
at that time
lún dào
to be (sb's or sth's) turn
guī gēn dào dǐ
after all
in the final analysis
ultimately
dào qī rì
closing date (of contract)
maturity (of an investment bond)
yì xiǎng bù dào
unexpected
previously unimagined
bàn dào
to accomplish
to get sth done
yī tiān dào wǎn
all day long
the whole day
dá dào mù dì
to achieve one's aim
to get what one wants
jǐ dào
to squeeze (an opponent into third place)
nòng dào
to get hold of
to obtain
to secure
to come by
shāo dào
to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)
dào àn
to make an appearance in court
bàn bu dào
impossible
can't be done
no can do
unable to accomplish
shuō dào zuò dào
to be as good as one's word (idiom)
to keep one's promise
dào chù kě jiàn
ubiquitous
commonplace
found everywhere
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
bái tóu dào lǎo
(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
until death do us part
mǎ dào chéng gōng
to win instant success (idiom)
shǒu dào qín lái
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
nòng dào shǒu
to get in hand
to get (one's) hands on
to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire)
pīn dào dǐ
to brave it out
to the bitter end
dào àn jià
Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF) (transportion)
huà dào zuǐ biān
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)
fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
Let's worry about it when it happens.
It will be all right on the night.
cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
bāo chǎn dào hù
fixing of farm output quotas for each household
diǎn dào jí zhǐ
to touch on sth and leave it there
to take care not to overdo sth
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb)
fig. everything will be all right
cf 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
xiān lái hòu dào
in order of arrival
first come, first served
bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
sǐ dào lín tóu
Death is near at hand. (idiom)
shì dào lín tóu
when things come to a head (idiom)
gōng dào zì rán chéng
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ
lit. do not stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
to keep going while some hope is left
shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
shí chen wèi dào
the time has not yet come
dà xiàn dào lái
to die
one's allocated lifespan is accomplished
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (common saying); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
Let's worry about it when it happens.
It will be all right on the night.
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
pěng dào tiān shàng
lit. to hold up to the skies
fig. to praise lavishly
shéi xiào dào zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo
He laughs best who laughs last.
shǒu dào nián lái
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); easy to do
lián chǎn dào láo
to pay sb according to their productivity
chē dào shān qián zì yǒu lù
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)
fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
Let's worry about it when it happens.
It will be all right on the night.
cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
chuán dào qiáo mén , zì huì zhí
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
zǒu mǎ dào rèn
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
to undertake a task
tǔ dào bù xíng
old-fashioned
extremely kitsch
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiáng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
lián chǎn dào hù
household responsibility system, introduced in the early 1980s, under which each rural household could freely decide what to produce and how to sell, as long as it fulfilled its quota of products to the state
lián chǎn dào zǔ
to pay remuneration according to output (idiom)
bāo chǎn dào hù zhì
system of quotas for farm output per household
yòng hù dào wǎng luò jiē kǒu
user-network interface
UNI
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
yòng hù dào wǎng luò de jiē kǒu
User-Network Interface
UNI
chōng mǎn xī wàng de bá shè bǐ dào dá mù dì dì gēng néng gěi rén lè qù
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào , ruò rán bù bào shí chén wèi dào
Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time
dài zhe xī wàng qù lǚ xíng , bǐ dào dá zhōng diǎn gèng měi hǎo
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
cóng lǐ dào wài
from the inside to the outside
through and through
thoroughly
qiǎng biàn dào dǐ
to argue endlessly
to try to have the last word
qiāng dào
to choke on (food etc)
to swallow the wrong way
zhōu dào
thoughtful
considerate
attentive
thorough
also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
chī dào bǎo
all-you-can-eat (buffet) (Tw)
shuǐ dào qú chéng
lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
suí jiào suí dào
to be available at any time
to be on call
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
jìn dào
to fulfill (one's duty etc)
shà dào
(Tw) to like
to fall in love with
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
kǎ dào yīn
(Tw) to be possessed
to be bewitched
jù tǐ dào
to embody into
to apply to
to take the shape of
specific to
shì dào rú jīn
as matters stand
things having reached this stage
shì dào jīn rì
under the circumstances
the matter having come to that point
yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù
just as bad
not much better
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
to keep going while some hope is left
bù dào Cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
yī bù dào wèi
to settle a matter in one go
yī tiáo dào zǒu dào hēi
to stick to one's ways
to cling to one's course
chū lái zhà dào
to be a newcomer
just off the boat
dào liǎo
at last
finally
in the end
dào tóu
to the end (of)
at the end of
in the end
to come to an end
dào cǐ wéi zhǐ
to stop at this point
to end here
to call it a day
dào cǐ yī yóu
to travel (somewhere)
(vandalism) "was here"
dào qī shōu yì lǜ
(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)
dào shǒu ruǎn
(do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion
dào shǒu
to take possession of
to get hold of
dào jiā
perfect
excellent
brought to the utmost degree
dào wèi
to get to the intended location
to be in place
to be in position
precise
well (done)