Difference between revisions of "Using "dao" to mean "to go to""

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A simple and direct way to indicate that you arrived somewhere is to use the verb 到 (dào).
 
A simple and direct way to indicate that you arrived somewhere is to use the verb 到 (dào).
  
== Structure ==
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== Structure for place==
  
The verb 到 (dào) is used to talk about going to places. If you are going to a place to do something else, you can add 去 and the verb. This has the meaning of "going to the place to do something."
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The verb 到 (dào) is used to talk about going to places.
  
 
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Subject + 到 + Place (+ 去 + Action)
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Subject + 到 + Place  
  
 
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== Structure for place and action==
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If you are going to a place to do something else, you can add 去 and the verb. This has the meaning of "going to the place to do something."
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Subject + 到 + Place + 去 + Action
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== Examples ==
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* 我 <em>到</em> 中国 去 学习 中文。<span class="trans">TRANSLATION</span>
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* 你 <em>到</em> 那儿 去 做 什么?<span class="trans">TRANSLATION</span>
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* 他们 要 <em>到</em> 酒吧 去 喝 酒。<span class="trans">TRANSLATION</span>
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==See also==
 
==See also==
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[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
{{Used for|Expressing movement}}
 
{{Used for|Expressing movement}}
{{Basic Grammar|到|A2|到 + Place|<em>到</em> 哪儿?|grammar point|ASGLFX54}}
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{{Basic Grammar|到|A2|到 + Place|<em>到</em> 上海。|grammar point|ASGLFX54}}
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{{Rel char|去}}
 
{{Similar|Using "zai" with verbs}}  
 
{{Similar|Using "zai" with verbs}}  
 
{{Similar|Complements with "dao", "gei" and "zai"}}
 
{{Similar|Complements with "dao", "gei" and "zai"}}
 
{{Similar|"From… To…" with "cong… dao…"}}
 
{{Similar|"From… To…" with "cong… dao…"}}
{{Similar|Using the verb qu}}
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{{Similar|Using the verb "qu"}}
 
{{POS|Verbs}}
 
{{POS|Verbs}}
 
{{Subprop|Verb phrases}}
 
{{Subprop|Verb phrases}}
 
{{Translation|go}}
 
{{Translation|go}}

Revision as of 07:26, 13 June 2013

A simple and direct way to indicate that you arrived somewhere is to use the verb 到 (dào).

Structure for place

The verb 到 (dào) is used to talk about going to places.

Subject + 到 + Place

Examples

  • 上海。I arrived at Shanghai.
  • 哪儿?Where did you get to?
  • 他们 酒吧。They got to the bar

Structure for place and action

If you are going to a place to do something else, you can add 去 and the verb. This has the meaning of "going to the place to do something."

Subject + 到 + Place + 去 + Action

Examples

  • 中国 去 学习 中文。TRANSLATION
  • 那儿 去 做 什么?TRANSLATION
  • 他们 要 酒吧 去 喝 酒。TRANSLATION

See also

Sources and further reading

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