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?

I will be right there.

我马上到了。

Wǒ mǎshàng dào le.

He has arrived already.

他已经到了。

<Tā yǐjīng dàole.>

He just arrived to Hongkong.

他刚到香港了。

Tā gāng dào Xiānggǎng le.

100 metres and (you) are there.

一百米就到了。

Yībǎi mǐ jiù dào le.

就 / CAUSALITY

It takes ten minutes to get there.

十分钟就到了。

Shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.

就 / CAUSALITY

He arrived.

他到了。

<Tā dào le.>

LE change

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

PREPOSITION

EXAMPLES

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.>

Where did they move to?

他们搬到哪里去了？

Tāmen bān dào nǎli qù le?

LE change 哪里 / WHERE?

Please take me to this address.

请送我到这个地址。

Qǐng sòng wǒ dào zhège dìzhǐ.

地 EARTH

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?

I want to transfer $300 to this account: xxxx.

我想转账 300 美元到这个账户：xxxx。

Wǒ xiǎng zhuǎnzhàng 300 měiyuán dào zhège zhànghù: xxxx.

DEPOSIT

How long does it take from the airport to the market?

从机场到市场要多长时间？

Cóng jīchǎng dào shìchǎng yào duō cháng shíjiān?

多 / HOW? WORDS 机 LONG - SHORT 间 SPACE 时 TIME

How many hours does it take to get from Germany to China by plane?

从德国到中国要坐几个小时的飞机？

Cóng Déguó dào Zhōngguó yào zuò jǐ ge xiǎoshí de fēijī?

Until when do we have to check out?

到几点要退房？

Dào jǐ diǎn yào tuì fáng?

HOTEL 几 / HOW MANY?