How to Say ‘Have reached’ in Simplified Chinese
到了
dào le
[dow luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [了] here marks a new situation: you've arrived now. The same pattern shows up in short updates like [开始了] "it's started" or [下雨了] "it's raining now".
Phrase Breakdown
到
dào
[dow]
arrive; reach
到 means to arrive or reach a destination.
我们到了登机口。
We arrived at the boarding gate.
了
le
[luh]
completed action particle
了 shows the arrival has happened.
我们到了，现在可以排队了。
We’ve arrived, and now we can line up.
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