How to Say ‘We've arrived.’ in Simplified Chinese
到了。
dào le
[dow luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [到了] is a very common way to say arrival: literally "have arrived." You can swap the place in too: [到北京了] "arrived in Beijing," [到家了] "got home."
Phrase Breakdown
到
dào
[dow]
to arrive
A verb meaning to reach or arrive at a place or destination.
我们到酒店的时候，司机说已经到。
When we arrived at the hotel, the driver said we had arrived already.
了
le
[luh]
completed action / change of state particle
A particle often used to show a completed action or a new situation.
车到站了，我们可以下车了。
The car has arrived at the stop, and we can get out now.
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