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

It takes ten minutes to get there.

十分钟就到了。

Shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.

就 / CAUSALITY

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.

I will be right there.

我马上到了。

Wǒ mǎshàng dào le.

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

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?

100 metres and (you) are there.

一百米就到了。

Yībǎi mǐ jiù dào le.

就 / CAUSALITY

PREPOSITION

EXAMPLES

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 the train station.

请送我到火车站。

Qǐng sòng wǒ dào huǒchē zhàn.

Where did they move to?

他们搬到哪里去了？

Tāmen bān dào nǎli qù le?

LE change 哪里 / WHERE?

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 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?

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.>