到 (dào) — (verb) to arrive at, to reach (a place or time); (verb complement) used after a verb to indicate reaching a place, time, or result
Definition
到 marks arrival or a point reached: used as a main verb (到了 = have arrived) or after another verb as a result complement (走到, 看到). For the "go" direction, use 去; for "until" in time clauses, use 直到.
verb
to arrive atto reach (a place or time)(verb complement) used after a verb to indicate reaching a placetimeor result
Easily confused
- 致zhìlook-aliketo send (a message, telegram, etc.)
- 道dàosound-alike(noun) road, path; principle, morality; method, skill; the Dao (of Daoism)
- 室shìlook-alikeroom (often as a suffix in compound words)
- 盗dàosound-aliketo steal, to rob, to plunder (formal; often used in compounds)
- 倒dǎolook-alike(verb) to fall, to topple over
Examples
- 到。Wǒ dào xué xiào le.I arrived at school.
- 到。Wǒ xué dào wǎn shàng.I study until evening.
- 。Wǒ kàn dào le tā.I saw him.
Grammar
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