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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

到 [dào]

1. verb [达到] arrive

火车到了。

The train has arrived.

我是昨天到上海的。

I arrived in Shanghai yesterday.

到点了，起床！

Time to get up!
2. verb [去] go

我到厦门旅游。

I'm going to Xiamen on a tour.
3. verb [用作动词的补语]

听到这个消息我很吃惊。

When I heard the news I was very surprised.

老师没想到我们会来医院看他。

Our teacher hadn't imagined we would visit him in hospital.

真想不到他会离婚。

I never would have thought he'd get divorced.

你的要求我办不到。

I can't handle your demands.
4. adjective [周到] considerate

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

到 [dào]

1. verb arrive; reach

到！

(answer to roll call) Here!

时间到了。

Time's up.

到了多少人？

How many people were present?

火车到站了。

The train has arrived at the station.
2. verb go to; leave for

到群众中去

go among the masses; go into the midst of the masses

到兰州去

go to Lanzhou
3. verb used as a verb complement to show the result of an action

说到做到

be as good as one's word

办得到

can be done
4. preposition up until; up to; to

工作到深夜

work late into the night

到目前为止

up to the present; until now; so far

从星期三到星期五

from Wednesday to Friday
5. adjective thoughtful; considerate

不到之处请原谅。

Please excuse me if I have been inconsiderate in any way.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

到 [dào]

1. 动到达；达到

今天就到北京

初来乍到

到期

到点
2. 形周全；周密

礼节不到的地方请包涵

周到
3. 动去；往

到亲戚家坐坐

到学校学习
4. 动用在动词后作补语，表示动作达到目的或有了结果

想到

做到

看到

收到

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Examples

今年烟农大获丰收，生活得到很大到改善。: The tobacco growers had a good harvest this year, and their living conditions are improved by a large margin.
很多人到医院看病不敢用手去开门，生怕沾染到各种病的病原体。: Many people dare not to touch the doorknob when they enter a hospital for fear that they might be exposed to the protozoon of various disease.
他似乎一天到晚奔忙不休。: He seems to be on the move all day long.
咱们到别处看看。: Let's take a look at other places. or Let's take a look around elsewhere.
我不曾到过那里。: I have never been there.
事情到了不可收拾的地步。: The situation got out of hand.
我到那儿，不巧他刚走。: As luck would have it, he had just left when I arrived.
我不日到京，请准备住处。: I'll be in Beijing in a few days. Please find me accommodation.
事情怎么发展到这一步？: How did things get into such a state?; 2439 more results

Character Decomposition

至 [zhì]	+	刂 [dāo]

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Preposition as conveyors of place and position

Preposition as conveyors of place and position

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. The normal preposition conveys both place and position: for example “在” zài, “于” yú (often in formal writing)，“从” cóng, “自” zì, “打” dǎ, “由” yóu (meaning " from") , “朝” cháo, “向” xiàng, “到” dào, “往” wǎng (meaning "to" or "toward") , and “沿着” yánzhe (meaning "along"). These words are often placed before the location or position word. These prepositional phrases are used as adverbial adjuncts.
(1) 他从东边走来。
(2) 警方于某商场抓获犯罪嫌疑人一名。
(3) 我打学校来。
(4) 这条公路由河北通往山东。
(5) 他朝（向，往，到）那边去了。
(6) 沿着这条路一直走，就到我家了。

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