Prepositions: 到 / dào/ TO

到 /dào/ means TO, TILL. We associate it with both TIME and SPACE

到 /dào/ also means TO ARRIVE

VERB

EXAMPLES

At what time does this bus (train) arrive to Shanghai?

这辆车几点到上海？

Zhè liàng chē jǐdiǎn dào Shànghǎi?

STATION 几 / HOW MANY?

Their plane has already arrived to Beijing.

他们的飞机已经到了北京。

Tāmen de fēijī yǐjīng dào le Běijīng.

WORDS 经 VEHICLES

He just arrived to Hongkong.

他刚到香港了。

Tā gāng dào Xiānggǎng le.

It takes ten minutes to get there.

十分钟就到了。

Shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.

就 / CAUSALITY

He has arrived already.

他已经到了。

<Tā yǐjīng dàole.>

100 metres and (you) are there.

一百米就到了。

Yībǎi mǐ jiù dào le.

就 / CAUSALITY

I will be right there.

我马上到了。

Wǒ mǎshàng dào le.

We arrived.

我们到了。

Wǒmen dào le.

PREPOSITION

EXAMPLES

Until when do we have to check out?

到几点要退房？

Dào jǐ diǎn yào tuì fáng?

HOTEL 几 / HOW MANY?

Please take me to the train station.

请送我到火车站。

Qǐng sòng wǒ dào huǒchē zhàn.

For now I will talk about it (just) to this point.

先说到这里。

<Xiān shuō dào zhèli.>

The most convenient way how to get from Beijing to Shanghai is to take the train.

从北京到上海坐火车最方便。

<Cóng Běijīng dào Shànghǎi zuò huǒchē zuì fāngbiàn.>

VEHICLES WORDS 方

At what time does the bus (train) to Beijing depart?

到北京的车几点出发？

Dào Běijīng de chē jǐdiǎn chūfā?

STATION 几 / HOW MANY?

Put dirty clothes to the washing machine.

把脏衣服放到洗衣机里。

Bǎ zāng yīfu fàng dào xǐyījī li.

把 / MOVING OBJECT

Today I have a class from 9 till 12 o'clock.

我今天从 9 点到 12 点上课。

<Wǒ jīntiān cóng 9 diǎn dào 12 diǎn shàngkè.>

Please take me to this address.

请送我到这个地址。

Qǐng sòng wǒ dào zhège dìzhǐ.

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