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.>

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 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

I will be right there.

我马上到了。

Wǒ mǎshàng dào le.

100 metres and (you) are there.

一百米就到了。

Yībǎi mǐ jiù dào le.

就 / CAUSALITY

He just arrived to Hongkong.

他刚到香港了。

Tā gāng dào Xiānggǎng le.

We arrived.

我们到了。

Wǒmen dào le.

PREPOSITION

EXAMPLES

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.

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.>

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?

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

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

先说到这里。

<Xiān shuō dào zhèli.>

Until when do we have to check out?

到几点要退房？

Dào jǐ diǎn yào tuì fáng?

HOTEL 几 / HOW MANY?