直到

Character by character

• 直zhí8 strokesHSK 2straight, erect, vertical
• 到dào8 strokesHSK 1go to, arrive, been to

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 直到. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 到dàoHSK 1

  to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough

• 看到kàn dàoHSK 1

  to see

• 找到zhǎo dàoHSK 1

  to find

• 一直yī zhíHSK 2

  straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

• 得到dé dàoHSK 1

  to get; to obtain; to receive

• 见到jiàn dàoHSK 2

  to see

• 直接zhí jiēHSK 2

  direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward

• 想到xiǎng dàoHSK 2

  to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate

• 到底dào dǐHSK 3

  finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last

• 感到gǎn dàoHSK 2

  to feel; to sense; to perceive

• 做到zuò dàoHSK 2

  to accomplish; to achieve

• 受到shòu dàoHSK 2

  to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)

• 听到tīng dàoHSK 1

  to hear

• 来到lái dàoHSK 1

  to arrive; to come

• 回到huí dàoHSK 1

  to return to

• 遇到yù dàoHSK 4

  to meet; to run into; to come across

• 收到shōu dàoHSK 2

  to receive

• 达到dá dàoHSK 3

  to reach; to achieve; to attain

• 直zhíHSK 3

  straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

• 接到jiē dàoHSK 2

  to receive (letter etc)

• 简直jiǎn zhíHSK 3

  simply; really

• 到达dào dáHSK 3

  to reach; to arrive

• 到处dào chùHSK 2

  everywhere

• 提到tí dàoHSK 2

  to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to