Difference between revisions of "Expressing "until" with "dao""

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==See also==
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== Sources and further reading ==
 
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* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (pp. 240) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297 →buy]
 
* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (pp. 240) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297 →buy]
 
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*[[Verbs with gei]]
 
*[["Zai" following verbs]]
 
*[[To go to a place]]
 
 
  
 
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[[Category:Complements]]
 
[[Category:Complements]]

Revision as of 06:07, 4 January 2012

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.

The structure is:

Subject + Verb + 到 / 给 / 在 ...

Some examples:

  • 我 工作 十点半
  • 你 坐 我 旁 边儿
  • 我 发 电子邮件

See also

Sources and further reading

Books