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dào

English translation of 到

to

The Chinese word '到' is used similarly to the English preposition 'to'. It is often used to express the destination of a movement or change. Just like in English, '到' is used in various complex grammatical structures.


Example sentences using:

我到家了

wǒ dào jiā le

English translation of 我到家了

I have arrived home

This is a simple sentence showing the use of '到' to express that the speaker has arrived at a specific location, in this case, home.

我到站了

wǒ dào zhàn le

English translation of 我到站了

I have arrived at the station

This phrase uses '到' to express reaching the destination, in this case a station.

他们到北京去了

tāmen dào běijīng qù le

English translation of 他们到北京去了

They have gone to Beijing

This sentence uses '到' to indicate the movement of people from one place (unspecified here) to Beijing.

火车到了

huǒchē dào le

English translation of 火车到了

The train has arrived

In this sentence, '到' is used to express the arrival of the train.

我到学校去

wǒ dào xuéxiào qù

English translation of 我到学校去

I go to school

This sentence uses '到' to express the speaker's movement towards school.

你到几点工作

nǐ dào jǐ diǎn gōngzuò

English translation of 你到几点工作

Until what time do you work?

This sentence uses '到' to indicate a period up till a certain time.

我们到海边去

wǒmen dào hǎibiān qù

English translation of 我们到海边去

We go to the seaside

In this sentence, '到' is used to express movement towards a destination, in this case, the seaside.

你到家务事做

nǐ dào jiāwù shì zuò

English translation of 你到家务事做

You do house chores

The phrase uses '到' to indicate the duty or responsibility of the person, in this case, doing household chores.

他到机场接我

tā dào jīchǎng jiē wǒ

English translation of 他到机场接我

He came to the airport to pick me up

This sentence uses '到' to express the specific action of going to a place, in this case, the airport to pick up the speaker.

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