“tsuku” vs. “tōchaku suru”：You Won’t Get Confused These to Use

2019年12月3日2022年8月21日

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“tsuku” vs. “tōchaku suru”：You Won’t Get Confused These to Use

What is the difference between “着つく(tsuku) and 到着とうちゃくする(tōchaku suru)”? They have subtle differences. Which one do you have to use “着つく or 到着とうちゃくする” after getting home?” After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

着つく (tsuku) / 到着とうちゃくする (tōchaku suru)

Arrive / 到达, 抵达 / 닿다, 도착하다 / đến, đến nơi

“着つく(tsuku) and 到着とうちゃくする(tōchaku suru)” mean “Arrive” and which has been used as the meaning of “to reach a destination”. The difference between “着つく” and “到着とうちゃくする” is that “着つく” is casual than “到着とうちゃくする” in daily conversations. Among your family and friends, you might want to use “着つく” and in public or in business situations, you might want to use “到着とうちゃくする”, although “到着とうちゃくする” is not that formal. The basic way to use them is “___(place)に着つく” and “___に(place)到着とうちゃくする”. Further, “到着とうちゃくする” is a verb and “到着とうちゃく” is a noun which means “arrival” such as “到着とうちゃくロビー(arrival lobby)”, “到着とうちゃくゲート(arrival exit)”, etc.

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Sample

yuka

着ついたよー！ (We’re here!) (我到了哦！) (도착했어!) (Tớ đến rồi!) (tsuita yo-!)

tatsuya

後あとどれくらいで着つくー？ (How long until we’re there?) (还有多久会到达？) (앞으로 얼마 뒤면 도착해?) (Còn bao lâu nữa cậu mới đến?) (ato dorekurai de tsuku-?)

yuka

あと３０分さんじゅっぷんで駅えきに着つくよ。 (I’ll get to the station in 30 minutes.) (再过30分钟就要抵达车站。) (30분 후 쯤 역에 도착해.) (30 phút nữa tớ sẽ đến ga.) (ato san juppun de eki ni tsuku yo.)

tatsuya

もう着ついたの？ (Have you already arrived?) (已经到了吗？) (벌써 도착했어?) (Cậu đến rồi hả?) (mō tsuita no?)

yuka

タクシーが到着とうちゃくしたみたいだよ。 (Apparently, the taxi has arrived.) (出租车好像到了。) (택시가 도착한 것 같아.) (Hình như taxi đến rồi đấy.) (takushī gatōchaku shita mitai dayo.)

tatsuya

待まち合あわせ場所ばしょに到着とうちゃくしました。 (I arrived to the meeting place.) (我到了集合的地方。) (약속 장소에 도착했습니다 ) (Tôi đã đến chỗ hẹn rồi.) (machiawase basho nitōchaku shimashita.)

yuka

後１０分あとじゅっぷんで到着とうちゃくします！ (We’ll arrive in ten minutes.) (再10分钟内到达！) (10분 후에 도착합니다!) (10 phút nữa tôi sẽ đến nơi!) (ato juppun detōchaku shimasu!)

tatsuya

２０時前にじゅうじまえにはそっちに到着とうちゃくするよ。 (I will be there before 8pm.) (晚上八点前会到那里。) (20시 전에는 그쪽에 도착해.) (Tớ sẽ đến đó trước 20 giờ.) (nijuppun mae niwa sotchini tōchaku suru yo.)