도착하다

dochakhada · TOPIK 1

to arrive

🚉 到着 = reach (到) + land on/attach (着), plus 하다 = to do

도착 is the hanja compound 到着: 到 means to reach, 着 means to touch down or attach. Adding 하다 (to do) turns the noun arrival into a verb. Same compound as Japanese 到着 (tōchaku) and close to Chinese 到达.

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