Destination Marker 到 dào

Grammar Point:
In Chinese, the movement marker 到 dào is used to indicate the completion or arrival of an action or movement to a particular destination.

Structure

S + 到 dào + Place + (Do what)

It’s often used with verbs of motion, such as 來来 lái (to come), 去 qù (to go), or other action verbs indicating movement, to show the completion of the action toward a location.

我們wǒmen到dào陽明山yángmíngshān泡pào溫泉wēnquán好hǎo嗎ma？ 我们wǒmen到dào阳明山yángmíngshān泡pào温泉wēnquán好hǎo吗ma？
Shall we go to Yangmingshan for hot springs?

你nǐ明天míngtiān可以kěyǐ到dào我們wǒmen公司gōngsī看看kànkàn你nǐ明天míngtiān可以kěyǐ到dào我们wǒmen公司gōngsī看看kànkàn
You can come to our company tomorrow and take a look.

你nǐ到dào咖啡店kāfēidiàn了le嗎ma？ 你nǐ到dào咖啡店kāfēidiàn了le吗ma？
Have you arrived at the coffee shop?

他tā沒méi到dào你nǐ家jiā去qù嗎ma？ 他tā没méi到dào你nǐ家jiā去qù吗ma？
Didn’t he went to your house?

聽說tīngshuō周杰倫zhōujiélún明天míngtiān會huì到dào美國měiguó去qù听说tīngshuō周杰伦zhōujiélún明天míngtiān会huì到dào美国měiguó去qù
I heard Jay Chou will go to the United States tomorrow.

FYI
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and director who is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the Chinese music industry. Some of his most famous songs include “青花瓷” (Blue and White Porcelain), “稻香” (Rice Fragrance), “夜曲” (Night’s Song), and many more. Even though I think his songs sound great, his pronunciation is really not clear. So, if you can’t understand what he’s singing, please don’t feel bad—it’s not your fault.

我wǒ到dào家jiā了le我wǒ到dào家jiā了le
I’ve arrived home.

你nǐ到不到dàobúdào台灣Táiwān來lái學xué中文zhōngwén？ 你nǐ到不到dàobúdào台湾Táiwān来lái学xué中文zhōngwén？
Do you want to come to Taiwan to learn Chinese?

從从 cóng + place or time + 到 dào + place or time

The combination of 從从 cóng and 到 dào in Chinese is used to express the idea of “from…to…” or “from…until…”.

我wǒ從cóng家jiā走zǒu到dào學校xuéxiào我wǒ从cóng家jiā走zǒu到dào学校xuéxiào
I walk from home to school.

他tā從cóng早上zǎoshàng等děng到dào晚上wǎnshàng他tā从cóng早上zǎoshàng等děng到dào晚上wǎnshàng
He waited from morning until evening.

我wǒ從cóng台北táiběi飛fēi到dào上海shànghǎi我wǒ从cóng台北táiběi飞fēi到dào上海shànghǎi
I fly from Taipei to Shanghai.

我們wǒmen從cóng一月yīyuè到dào十二月shíèryuè都dōu在zài工作gōngzuò我们wǒmen从cóng一月yīyuè到dào十二月shíèryuè都dōu在zài工作gōngzuò
We work from January to December.

從cóng你家nǐjiā到dào我家wǒjiā， 要yào走zǒu多久duōjiǔ？ 从cóng你家nǐjiā到dào我家wǒjiā， 要yào走zǒu多久duōjiǔ？
How long does it take to walk from your house to mine?

Practice

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✔️ Where are we going to eat tomorrow?

我們wǒmen明天míngtiān到dào哪裡nǎlǐ去qù吃飯chīfàn？ 我们wǒmen明天míngtiān到dào哪儿nǎr去qù吃饭chīfàn？

✔️ What are you going to do in Beijing?

你nǐ到dào北京běijīng去qù做zuò什麼shénme？ 你nǐ到dào北京běijīng去qù做zuò什么shénme？

✔️ I didn’t go to Beijing.

我wǒ沒méi到dào北京běijīng去qù我wǒ没méi到dào北京běijīng去qù