Pinyin: dá English Definition: to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent Chinese Definition: ①通:四通八达。达德(通行天下的美德)。达人。达士(达人)。 ②通晓:洞达。练达。 ③遍,全面:达观(对不如意的事情看得开,不计个人的得失)。 ④到:到达。抵达。通宵达旦。 ⑤实现:目的已达。 ⑥传出来:传(chuán)达。转(zhu僴)达。 ⑦得到显要的地位:显达。达官贵人。 ⑧姓氏。
Since all instinctive behaviors have an evolutionary advantage or they would not have been retained for millions of years, chances are that this one too has helped us survive as a species.