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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing "arriving" with 抵达 (dǐdá)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 抵达 + Place

    Explanation

    抵达 (dǐdá) means to arrive at or reach a destination. It is more formal than 到 (dào) and is commonly used in news reports, official announcements, and written Chinese. For example, 抵达墨尔本 means "to arrive in Melbourne."

    Examples

    • 代表团已于昨天下午抵达北京。

      dàibiǎotuán yǐ yú zuótiān xiàwǔ dǐdá běijīng.

      The delegation arrived in Beijing yesterday afternoon.

    • 飞机预计晚上八点抵达墨尔本。

      fēijī yùjì wǎnshàng bā diǎn dǐdá mòěrběn.

      The plane is expected to arrive in Melbourne at eight o'clock in the evening.

    • 经过十个小时的飞行,我们终于抵达了目的地。

      jīngguò shí ge xiǎoshí de fēixíng, wǒmen zhōngyú dǐdá le mùdìdì.

      After ten hours of flying, we finally arrived at our destination.

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