来到

• Pinyin: lái dào
• Hanzi breakdown: 来 (come) + 到 (arrive) — to come and arrive at a destination

Meaning

To arrive at; to come to. Emphasises reaching a destination.

A result complement combining 来 (come) with 到 (arrive). Emphasises the completion of arriving at a place. More literary than plain 来 and often used in narrative contexts (他来到了北京 = he arrived in Beijing).

Examples

1. 我们来到了学校。 We arrived at school.
2. 他来到中国已经两年了。 He has been in China for two years.
3. 欢迎你来到我们的城市。 Welcome to our city.

Usage Guide

Context: narrative, everyday

Tone: descriptive

Do Say

• 我来到了一个新的城市。(I arrived in a new city.)
• 他第一次来到中国。(He came to China for the first time.)

Don't Say

• 我来到在北京。(Don't add 在 — say 我来到了北京)

Origin & History

Compound of 来 (come) and 到 (arrive at) — to come and arrive at a place.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal