HSK 2 · VERSION 2.0#47

Using “dào” to Mean “To Go To”

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How it works

到 means “to arrive at” or “to go to.”

Subject + 到 + Place / Time

我晚上六点到家。

Wǒ wǎnshang liù diǎn dào jiā.

I arrive home at six in the evening.

他明天到上海。

Tā míngtiān dào Shànghǎi.

He will arrive in Shanghai tomorrow.

请你先到教室。

Qǐng nǐ xiān dào jiàoshì.

Please go to the classroom first.

到 often focuses on reaching a destination.