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.>

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

He just arrived to Hongkong.

他刚到香港了。

Tā gāng dào Xiānggǎng 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

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

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.>

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

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

先说到这里。

<Xiān shuō dào zhèli.>

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

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.

地 EARTH

Where did they move to?

他们搬到哪里去了？

Tāmen bān dào nǎli qù le?

LE change 哪里 / WHERE?