Complements with "dao", "gei" and "zai"

Level	B1
Is similar to	"Zai" following verbs (A2) ; To go to a place (A2) ; Using "zai" with verbs (A2) ; Verbs with "gei" (A2);
Keywords	到, 给, 在

One of the cool features of Chinese is complements, and in this article we introduce a few of them.

Structure

One kind of complement in Chinese involves putting 到, 给 or 在 after the verb. These are used to indicate direction, target and location, respectively.

到 indicates that the action has obtained a goal or a certain state. Any verb that uses the complement 见 can also use 到.

在 indicates a person or thing coming to a certain place. It is usually followed my a location or a place.

Subject + Verb + 到 / 给 / 在 ...

Level	B1
Is similar to	"Zai" following verbs (A2) To go to a place (A2) Using "zai" with verbs (A2) Verbs with "gei" (A2)
Keywords	到, 给, 在