Usage of the character 到

household responsibility system, introduced in the early 1980s, under which each rural household could freely decide what to produce and how to sell, as long as it fulfilled its quota of products to the state

huàdàozuǐbiān

话到嘴边

[話到嘴邊]

to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

bèndàojiāle

笨到家了

[笨到家了]

extremely stupid

xiānláihòudào

先来后到

[先來後到]

in order of arrival; first come, first served

yīniándàotóu

一年到头

[一年到頭]

all year round

dàocǐwéizhǐ

到此为止

[到此為止]

to stop at this point
to end here
to call it a day

shíchenwèidào

时辰未到

[時辰未到]

the time has not yet come

liánchǎndàoláo

联产到劳

[聯產到勞]

to pay sb according to their productivity

dàocǐyīyóu

到此一游

[到此一遊]

(used in graffiti) "... was here"

báitóudàolǎo

白头到老

[白頭到老]

(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
until death do us part

yàodàobìngchú

药到病除

[藥到病除]

lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
(of a solution or method) highly effective

suíjiàosuídào

随叫随到

[隨叫隨到]

to be available at any time
to be on call

cónglǐdàowài

从里到外

[從裡到外]

from the inside to the outside
through and through
thoroughly

yībùdàowèi

一步到位

[一步到位]

to settle a matter in one go

qiǎngbiàndàodǐ

强辩到底

[強辯到底]

to argue endlessly
to try to have the last word

shuōdàozuòdào

说到做到

[說到做到]

to be as good as one's word (idiom)
to keep one's promise

bāochǎndàohù

包产到户

[包產到戶]

fixing of farm output quotas for each household

dàxiàndàolái

大限到来

[大限到來]

to die
one's allocated lifespan is accomplished

diǎndàojízhǐ

点到即止

[點到即止]

to touch on sth and leave it there
to take care not to overdo sth

dàomùqiánwéizhǐ

到目前为止

[到目前為止]

until now; so far

gōngdàozìránchéng

功到自然成

[功到自然成]

effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)

duāndàoduānjiāmì

端到端加密

[端到端加密]

end-to-end encryption

dàoqīshōuyìlü

到期收益率

[到期收益率]

(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)

bāochǎndàohùzhì

包产到户制

[包產到戶制]

system of quotas for farm output per household

dàonàgèshíhòu

到那个时候

[到那個時候]

until this moment

yītiáodàozǒudàohēi

一条道走到黑

[一條道走到黑]

to stick to one's ways
to cling to one's course

yītiáolùzǒudàohēi

一条路走到黑

[一條路走到黑]

lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
fig. to stick to one's ways
to cling to one's course

huàdàozuǐbiānliúsānfēn

话到嘴边留三分

[話到嘴邊留三分]

A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāojiùdào

说曹操曹操就到

[說曹操曹操就到]

lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear

bùdào Chángchéngfēihǎohàn

不到长城非好汉

[不到長城非好漢]

lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí

船到桥头自然直

[船到橋頭自然直]

lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)
fig. everything will be all right

yěhǎobùdàonǎlǐqù

也好不到哪里去

[也好不到哪裡去]

just as bad; not much better

chuándàoqiáoménzìhuìzhí

船到桥门自会直

[船到橋門自會直]

lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)

bùdào Huáng Héxīnbùsǐ

不到黄河心不死

[不到黃河心不死]

lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
to keep going while some hope is left

chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù

车到山前必有路

[車到山前必有路]

lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)
fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night

jiǎndàolánlǐjiùshìcài

捡到篮里就是菜

[撿到籃裡就是菜]