Andy-Ru Posted April 27, 2007 at 07:25 AM Report Posted April 27, 2007 at 07:25 AM Hi everyone! I was listening to the local Chinese radio station and I heard them use "得到". When I looked it up in my dictionary it came up with "obtain" or "gain". Is this any different from 达到? Thanks, Andy-Ru Quote
againstwind Posted April 27, 2007 at 08:07 AM Report Posted April 27, 2007 at 08:07 AM 达到 means 'to achieve; to attain; to reach' , especially for some abstract objects or processes. e.g. 达到目标 达到目的 达到国际水平/水准 达到那个高度 Quote
William Guan Posted April 28, 2007 at 10:47 AM Report Posted April 28, 2007 at 10:47 AM Generally speaking, '得到' means 'to get something you want'. For example, you can say '我不在乎我是否可以得到它(I don't care whether I get it or not)'. But, '达到' has different meaning. You can say '这架飞机可以达到每小时一千公里以上的速度(This plane can reach speeds in excess of 1000 kilometers an hour)' Quote
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