到 dào slots in right after the subject, marking that a movement is complete or a destination has been reached. It’s often paired with 來 lái (come) or 去 qù (go) to round the sentence out.
1 Structure
S + 到 dào + Place + (Do what)
到 dào is often used with verbs of motion — like 來来 lái (come), 去 qù (go), or other action verbs — to show the movement toward a location has been completed.
我們到陽明山泡溫泉好嗎？
我们到阳明山泡温泉好吗？
Shall we go to Yangmingshan for hot springs?
你明天可以到我們公司看看
你明天可以到我们公司看看
You can come to our company tomorrow and take a look.
你到咖啡店了嗎？
你到咖啡店了吗？
Have you arrived at the coffee shop?
他沒到你家去嗎？
他没到你家去吗？
Didn’t he go to your house?
聽說周杰倫明天會到美國去
听说周杰伦明天会到美国去
I heard Jay Chou will go to the United States tomorrow.
💬 FYI — Jay Chou
周杰倫周杰伦 Zhōu Jiélún (Jay Chou) is a hugely influential Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director. Even native speakers sometimes struggle to catch every word in his songs — his singing style blurs the pronunciation quite a bit, so don’t worry if you can’t make out the lyrics at first.
我到家了
我到家了
I’ve arrived home.
你到不到台灣來學中文？
你到不到台湾来学中文？
Do you want to come to Taiwan to learn Chinese?
2 Practice
Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.
01Where are we going to eat tomorrow?
我們明天到哪裡去吃飯？
我们明天到哪儿去吃饭？
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02What are you going to do in Beijing?
你到北京去做什麼？
你到北京去做什么？
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03I didn’t go to Beijing.
我沒到北京去
我没到北京去。
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04Are you going to the concert tonight?
你今天晚上要到演唱會去嗎？
你今天晚上要到演唱会去吗？
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05We arrived at the airport at 8am.
我們早上八點到機場了
我们早上八点到机场了。
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06Did he go to the bank?
他到銀行去了嗎？
他到银行去了吗？
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07I want to go to Kyoto to see the cherry blossoms.
我想到京都去看櫻花
我想到京都去看樱花。
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08She hasn’t arrived at work yet.
她還沒到公司
她还没到公司。
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09Let’s go to the night market to eat, okay?
我們到夜市吃東西好嗎？
我们到夜市吃东西好吗？
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10Why didn’t you come to my house?
你為什麼沒到我家來？
你为什么没到我家来？
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