HSK 2 HSK C1/W1/V1
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Strokes

Collocation

1
【Verb(到) + Noun】
到家
到学校
到公司
到北京
到十点
到下个月
2
【Adverb + Verb(到)】
刚到
马上到

Definition

到:[ Verb]

1.(达到某一点; 到达; 达到) arrive; reach; get to:

 新年到了。

火车到站了。

2.(往; 去) go to; leave for:

go to Shanghai; 到上海去。

Example

到:[Verb]
1
A
A
  
:
shīfu
师傅
  
,
zhè
chē
dào
wángjǐng
王府井
ma
  
?
B
B
  
:
dào
  
,
420
420
  
(
chē
  
)
dào
  

A: Master, is this bus to Wangfujing? B: Less than, 420 (car) to.

2
A
A
  
:
dàojiā
到家
le
ma
  
?
B
B
  
:
dào
liǎo
  
,
gāng
dàojiā
到家
  

A: Have you got home yet? B: I just got home.

3
dào
běijīng
北京
hòu
以后
shàng
马上
gěi
huí
diànhuà
电话
  

I'll call you back as soon as I get to Beijing.

4
Jīntiān
今天
diǎn
jiù
dào
xuéxiào
学校
le
  

I got to school at seven o'clock today.

5
Dào
xià
yuè
  
,
jiù
shí
十八
suì
le
  

By next month, he will be eighteen.

6
zhèr
这儿
yuǎn
yǒu
zhōng
guófàn
中国
guǎn  
饭馆
  
,
zǒu
fēnzhōng
分钟
jiù
dào
liǎo
  

There is a Chinese restaurant not far from here, just a few minutes' walk away.

到can introduce the result of an action. Indicate the goal of an act has been reached,e.g.
7
zhǎodào
找到
wáng
lǎoshī
老师
le
  

I found Mr. Wang.

8
wèi
大卫
mǎi
dào
běn
shū
le
  

David bought the book.

Indicate that something has reached a place through an act (the object is a word denoting a place),e.g.
9
zuótiān
昨天
hěn
wǎn
cái
huídào
回到
jiā
  

I came home late yesterday.

10
men
我们
xué
dào
èrshí
二十
le
  

We have learned twenty lessons.

Indicate the time an action will continue,e.g.
11
Xīngliù
星期六
zǎoshang
早上
shuì
dào
jiǔ
diǎn
cái
chuáng
起床
  

I didn't get up until nine o'clock on Saturday morning.

12
měitiān
每天
wǎnshang
晚上
dōu
xué
dào
shíèr
十一二
diǎn
  

I learn eleven twelve o'clock every night.