达到 and 到达 ?– nciku Q&A

What's the difference in usage between: 达到 and 到达 ?

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到达 dào dá: it means arrive at/in；get to；and reach .
【释义】到了（某一地点、某一阶段）：火车于下午3时到达。

达到 dá dào: to reach (a figure) ; to achieve an objective ; to get up to; to attain to; to gain; to arrive at; to come to

【释义】到（多指抽象事物或程度）：达得到/达不到目的没有达到达到国际水平

“达到”不能带表示地点的处所宾语；“到达”通常要带表示地点的处所宾语

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到达 arrive at a location (n., hotel, train station).
达到 arrive at a level or standard (adj. level of excellence, global standard)

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到达后面通常接"哪里"等方位名词,达到后面通常接目的或标准等名词

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