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

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

It takes ten minutes to get there.

十分钟就到了。

Shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.

就 / CAUSALITY

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?

He just arrived to Hongkong.

他刚到香港了。

Tā gāng dào Xiānggǎng le.

Their plane has already arrived to Beijing.

他们的飞机已经到北京了。

Tāmen de fēijī yǐjīng dào Běijīng le.

WORDS 经 VEHICLES

We arrived.

我们到了。

Wǒmen dào le.

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

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

Until when do we have to check out?

到几点要退房？

Dào jǐ diǎn yào tuì fáng?

HOTEL 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

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

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

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.

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