dá dào
reach
In Chinese, '达到' is the word for 'reach'. It is often used to express the attainment or accomplishment of a goal or aim. Like English, it can be used in various contexts such as 'reaching a place', 'reaching an agreement', 'reaching a level', etc.
tā de nǔlì zhōngyú dádào le yùqí de xiàoguǒ.
His effort finally achieved the expected effect.
In this sentence, '达到' is used to express that a certain goal or effect is achieved by hard efforts.
wǒmen xūyào jìxù gōngzuò yǐ dádào wǒmen de mùbiāo.
We need to continue working to achieve our goal.
Here, '达到' is used to express the achievement of a certain goal which in this case is 'our goal'.
zhège xiàngmù xūyào hěn dà de tóurù cáinéng dádào yùqí de huíbào.
This project requires a large investment to achieve the expected return.
In this sentence, '达到' is used to describe the achieving of an expected return.
wǒ zhīdào wǒ hái méiyǒu dádào zuìhǎo de zhuàngtài.
I know I haven't reached my best state yet.
In this instance, '达到' expresses an acknowledgement of not achieving the 'best state'.
tā de yīnyuè chuàngzuò dádào le hěn gāo de yìshù shuǐpíng.
Her music creation has reached a high artistic level.
In this sentence, '达到' represents the achievement of a high level in artistic accomplishment, specifically regarding music creation.
wèile dádào zhège mùbiāo wǒmen xūyào gèng nǔlì.
We need to work harder to achieve this goal.
Here, '达到' signals the necessity of achieving a specific goal by working harder.
tāmen de shēnghuó shuǐpíng yǐjīng dádào le zhōngděng shuǐpíng.
Their living standards have reached a medium level.
In this context, '达到' denotes that a certain threshold, here being a 'medium level' of living standards, has been reached.
wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng dádào wǒ shèzhì de biāozhǔn.
I hope you can meet the standard I set.
In this sentence, '达到' is used to express the hope that someone will meet or achieve a set standard.
tā méiyǒu dádào wǒmen de qīwàng.
He did not meet our expectations.
This sentence uses '达到' to express the failure to meet or achieve an expectation.
gōngsī de lìrùn yǐjīng dádào lìshǐ xīngāo.
The company's profits have reached a new historical high.
In this context, '达到' is used to portray that the company's profits have achieved a new record.