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dào

到dàodào
to arrive
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Usages of dào

你nǐ　先xiān　买mǎi　票piào，　我wǒ　明天míngtiān　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　到dào。nǐ xiān mǎi piào, wǒ míngtiān tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.
Buy the tickets first; I will arrive ten minutes early tomorrow.
大家dàjiā　都dōu　到dào　了le　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　出发chūfā　吧ba。dàjiā dōu dào le ma? wǒmen bā diǎn bàn chūfā ba.
Has everyone arrived? Let's set off at eight-thirty.
我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　她tā　不bù　来lái　了le，　但是dànshì　她tā　终于zhōngyú　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi tā bù lái le, dànshì tā zhōngyú dào le.
I thought she wasn’t coming, but she finally arrived.
我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　远yuǎn，　其实qíshí　走zǒu　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　就jiù　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi zhè gè dìfang hěn yuǎn, qíshí zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
I thought this place was far, but actually it’s only a ten-minute walk.
他tā　其实qíshí　以为yǐwéi　我wǒ　不bú　会huì　来lái，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　到dào　了le。tā qíshí yǐwéi wǒ bú huì lái, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng dào le.
He actually thought I wouldn’t come, but I’ve already arrived.
我wǒ　走过zǒuguò　很多hěnduō　条tiáo　马路mǎlù，　才cái　到dào　公园gōngyuán。wǒ zǒuguò hěnduō tiáo mǎlù, cái dào gōngyuán.
I had to walk across many streets before getting to the park.
她tā　说shuō　男朋友nánpéngyou　虽然suīrán　不bù　太tài　爱ài　说话shuōhuà，　但是dànshì　对duì　她tā　很hěn　关心guānxīn，　每次měicì　约会yuēhuì　都dōu　提前tíqián　到dào。tā shuō nánpéngyou suīrán bù tài ài shuōhuà, dànshì duì tā hěn guānxīn, měicì yuēhuì dōu tíqián dào.
She says that although her boyfriend doesn’t like to talk much, he cares a lot about her and always arrives early for their dates.

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