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.
她 忘记 把 药 带 到 公司， 只好 请 同事 把 药 从 宿舍 拿 来。tā wàngjì bǎ yào dài dào gōngsī, zhǐhǎo qǐng tóngshì bǎ yào cóng sùshè ná lái.
She forgot to bring her medicine to the company, so she had no choice but to ask a coworker to bring it from the dorm.
我 忘记 把 医生 写 的 处方 带 到 药店 了。wǒ wàngjì bǎ yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng dài dào yàodiàn le.
I forgot to bring the prescription written by the doctor to the pharmacy.
老师 把 今天 的 文件 上传 到 网站 了， 我 回家 以后 再 下载。Lǎoshī bǎ jīntiān de wénjiàn shàngchuán dào wǎngzhàn le, wǒ huíjiā yǐhòu zài xiàzǎi.
The teacher uploaded today’s file to the website, and I’ll download it after I get home.
她 写完 报告 以后， 马上 上传 了 文件， 也 保存 到 手机 里 了。Tā xiěwán bàogào yǐhòu, mǎshàng shàngchuán le wénjiàn, yě bǎocún dào shǒujī lǐ le.
After writing the report, she immediately uploaded the file and also saved it on her phone.
我 想 把 这个 包裹 寄 到 我 老家。wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhège bāoguǒ jì dào wǒ lǎojiā.
I want to mail this package to my hometown.
写完 报告 以后， 记得 先 把 文件 保存好， 再 上传 到 网站。xiěwán bàogào yǐhòu, jìde xiān bǎ wénjiàn bǎocúnhǎo, zài shàngchuán dào wǎngzhàn.
After you finish writing the report, remember to save the file properly first, and then upload it to the website.
我 忘记 把 课本 带 到 教室 了， 只好 回 宿舍 去 拿。wǒ wàngjì bǎ kèběn dài dào jiàoshì le, zhǐhǎo huí sùshè qù ná.
I forgot to bring the textbook to the classroom, so I had no choice but to go back to the dorm to get it.
请 带 身份证 和 有效证件 到 银行网点。qǐng dài shēnfènzhèng hé yǒuxiàozhèngjiàn dào yínhángwǎngdiǎn.
Please bring your identity card and valid identification to the bank branch.
趁 公益 活动 没 结束， 把 生活用品 带 到 捐赠点。chèn gōngyì huódòng méi jiéshù, bǎ shēnghuóyòngpǐn dài dào juānzèngdiǎn.
While the public-welfare event is still running, take the household necessities to the donation point.
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