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

I will be right there.

我马上到了。

Wǒ mǎshàng dào 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

He arrived.

他到了。

<Tā dào le.>

LE change

We arrived.

我们到了。

Wǒmen dào le.

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.

他们的飞机已经到北京了。

Tāmen de fēijī yǐjīng dào Běijīng le.

WORDS 经 VEHICLES

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?

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

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?

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

Please take me to this address.

请送我到这个地址。

Qǐng sòng wǒ dào zhège dìzhǐ.

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