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Using 到 ("dao4") to mean "to go to"

到 dào

Verb
HSK 2

Structure

Subj. + 到 + Place 到 + Place + 来 / 去 Subj. + 到 + Place + Verb Phrase

Translations

  • go

Definition

到（dào）表示到达某个地方或位置。

到 (dào) indicates reaching a place or location.

Usage

通常放在地点名词前面，表示动作的方向或目的地，构成“到 + 地点”的结构。也可以用在动词后面，表示动作的结果或状态。

Usually placed before a place noun to indicate the direction or destination of an action, forming the structure '到 + place'. It can also be used after a verb to indicate the result or state of an action.

Examples

  • 1 我明天要到北京去。 (I will go to Beijing tomorrow.)
  • 2 他已经到家了。 (He has already arrived home.)
  • 3 请把书放到桌子上。 (Please put the book on the table.)
  • 4 你几点到公司？ (What time do you arrive at the office?)
  • 5 我们从上海到广州坐火车。 (We go from Shanghai to Guangzhou by train.)

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