Usages of dào
我 从 家 到 银行 要 十 分钟。Wǒ cóng jiā dào yínháng yào shí fēnzhōng.
It takes ten minutes for me to get from home to the bank.
从 八 点 到 九 点 我 在 图书馆 学习。Cóng bā diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn wǒ zài túshūguǎn xuéxí.
From eight to nine, I study at the library.
我们 从 家 到 公园 走 十 分钟。Wǒmen cóng jiā dào gōngyuán zǒu shí fēnzhōng.
It’s a ten-minute walk from our home to the park.
除了 周末 以外， 我们 都 从 家 坐 地铁 到 公司。Chúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒmen dōu cóng jiā zuò dìtiě dào gōngsī.
Except on weekends, we all take the subway from home to the company.
她 每天 下班 后 都 去 公园， 然后 从 公园 走 到 家。Tā měitiān xiàbān hòu dōu qù gōngyuán, ránhòu cóng gōngyuán zǒu dào jiā.
Every day after work, she goes to the park, then walks home from the park.
他 送 我 到 公司， 我 让 他 放心。tā sòng wǒ dào gōngsī, wǒ ràng tā fàngxīn.
He walked me to the company; I told him not to worry.
开会 结束 以后， 她 送 我 到 门口。kāihuì jiéshù yǐhòu, tā sòng wǒ dào ménkǒu.
After the meeting ended, she walked me to the door.
明天 我 送 你 到 图书馆。míngtiān wǒ sòng nǐ dào túshūguǎn.
Tomorrow I’ll walk you to the library.
早上 她 常常 从 地铁站 走 到 公交站 坐 公交车 去 公司。zǎoshang tā chángcháng cóng dìtiězhàn zǒu dào gōngjiāozhàn zuò gōngjiāochē qù gōngsī.
In the morning she often walks from the subway station to the bus stop and takes a bus to the company.
现在 交通 很 发达， 从 郊区 到 市中心 的 地铁 常常 很 满， 要 坐 四十 分钟， 比 公交车 方便。xiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.
她 每天 从 宿舍 走 到 教学楼 只 要 五 分钟。Tā měitiān cóng sùshè zǒu dào jiàoxuélóu zhǐ yào wǔ fēnzhōng.
Every day she walks from the dorm to the classroom building; it only takes five minutes.
教室 里 的 垃圾桶 满 了， 他 顺便 把 垃圾 拿 到 楼下。jiàoshì lǐ de lājītǒng mǎn le, tā shùnbiàn bǎ lājī ná dào lóuxià.
The trash can in the classroom was full, so he took the trash downstairs on the way.
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