Expressing "until" with "dao"

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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

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