Word: 到 (dào)

一个苹果落到了地上。

Yí gè píngguǒ luò dàole dìshang.

An apple fell to the ground.

一小时之内我就会到。

Yì xiǎoshí zhīnèi wǒ jiù huì dào.

I'll be coming within an hour.

一瓢水泼到地上，想收也收不起来

yìpiáo shuǐ pō dào dìshang, xiǎng shōu yě shōu bù qǐlai

a ladle of water spilled on the ground: you can't gather it back

一辈子不出马，到老是个卒

yíbèizi bù chūmǎ, dào lǎo shì gè zú

never move the knight all your life and you stay a pawn to the end

三餐莫过饱,无病活到老

sāncān mò guò bǎo,wú bìng huó dào lǎo

don't overeat at the three meals and you'll live to old age without illness

上山砍柴，过河脱鞋，到哪儿说哪儿

shàngshān kǎn chái, guòhé tuōxié, dào nǎr shuō nǎr

go up the hill to cut firewood, take off your shoes to cross a river, talk about whatever place you come to

下一次我会早一点到。

Xià yícì wǒ huì zǎo yìdiǎn dào.

Next time I'll come earlier.

下午请到我办公室来。

Xiàwǔ qǐng dào wǒ bàngōngshì lái.

Please come to my office in the afternoon.

下周开会，届时请准时到。

Xiàzhōu kāihuì, jièshí qǐng zhǔnshí dào.

The meeting is next week, so please arrive on time then.

下雨天不撑伞,淋到头上了

xià yǔtiān bù chēngsǎn,lín dào tóushàng le

not putting up an umbrella in the rain: it's pouring on your head

不幸降临到他的头上。

Búxìng jiànglín dào tā de tóushàng.

A misfortune befell him.

不要扔石头到河里。

Búyào rēng shítou dào hé lǐ.

Don't throw rocks into the river.

不要把个人行为上升到集体。

Búyào bǎ gèrén xíngwéi shàngshēng dào jítǐ.

Don't generalize individual behavior to an entire group.

东庄的土地到西庄不灵

Dōng zhuāng de tǔdì dào xī zhuāng bùlíng

the earth god of the east village has no power in the west village

丢失的行李到现在还没有着落。

Diūshī de xíngli dào xiànzài hái méiyǒu zhuóluò.

The lost luggage still hasn't been located.

两个琵琶一个调，弹到一起去了

liǎng gè pípa yí gè diào, dàn dào yìqǐ qùle

two pipas in one key: they play / talk together

中医常常说到阴阳平衡。

Zhōngyī chángcháng shuō dào yīnyáng pínghéng.

Traditional Chinese medicine often talks about the balance of yin and yang.

中秋节快到了，你回家吗？

Zhōngqiūjié kuài dàole, nǐ huíjiā ma?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming up. Are you going home?

为什么现在才到。

Wèishénme xiànzài cái dào.

Why have you only arrived now?

为什么要怪到我们头上？

Wèishénme yào guài dào wǒmen tóushàng?

Why blame us?

主任今天开会，请大家准时到。

Zhǔrèn jīntiān kāihuì, qǐng dàjiā zhǔnshí dào.

The director is holding a meeting today, so please everyone be on time.

乒乓球掉到床下面去了。

Pīngpāngqiú diào dào chuáng xiàmiàn qùle.

The table tennis ball rolled under the bed.

书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难

shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo, shì fēi jīngguò bùzhī nán

only when you need books do you regret having read too few; you don't know a task is hard until you've done it

买东西时要小心，别买到次品。

Mǎi dōngxi shí yào xiǎoxīn, bié mǎi dào cìpǐn.

Be careful when shopping so you don't end up with substandard goods.

买到假货以后，她决定去维权。

Mǎi dào jiǎhuò yǐhòu, tā juédìng qù wéiquán.

After buying a fake product, she decided to defend her rights.

事到万难须放胆

shì dào wànnán xū fàngdǎn

when things get extremely hard, you must dare

事到九九，何必十足

shì dào jiǔjiǔ, hébì shízú

when a thing has reached ninety-nine, why need a full hundred

事情是怎么到这个境地的？

Shìqing shì zěnme dào zhège jìngdì de?

How did things get this far?

交作业的期限快到了！

Jiāo zuòyè de qīxiàn kuài dàole!

The deadline for handing in the homework is almost here!

人到事中迷，就怕没人提

rén dào shì zhōng mí, jiù pà méi rén tí

people get confused in the midst of things; the fear is that nobody prompts them

人到无求品自高

rén dào wú qiú pǐn zì gāo

when a person wants nothing, his character is naturally high

人到难处才见心

rén dào nánchu cái jiàn xīn

only when people are in difficulty do you see their hearts

人逢喜事精神爽，月到中秋分外明

rénféngxǐshìjīngshénshuǎng, yuè dào zhōngqiū fènwài míng

when people meet happy events their spirits are bright; when the moon reaches mid-autumn it is extra clear

什么时候能喝到你的喜酒？

Shénme shíhou néng hē dào nǐ de xǐjiǔ?

When will we get to drink at your wedding?

今天早上温度降到了零下。

Jīntiān zǎoshang wēndù jiàng dàole língxià.

The temperature has fallen below zero this morning.

今天波士顿到了36度。

Jīntiān Bōshìdùn dàole sānshíliù dù.

It was 36 degrees in Boston today.

今天的活动到此结束。

Jīntiān de huódòng dào cǐ jiéshù.

With this, today's activities come to a close.

今天的活动到这里就结束了。

Jīntiān de huódòng dào zhèlǐ jiù jiéshùle.

With this, today's activities come to a close.

今天轮到我了。

Jīntiān lún dào wǒ le.

It's my turn today.

从一到十分，你最近感觉如何？

Cóng yí dào shífēn, nǐ zuìjìn gǎnjué rúhé?

On a scale from 1 to 10, how have you been feeling?

从北京寄到上海，运费是多少？

Cóng Běijīng jì dào Shànghǎi, yùnfèi shì duōshǎo?

How much is the shipping from Beijing to Shanghai?

从北京飞到南非要很长时间。

Cóng Běijīng fēi dào Nánfēi yào hěn cháng shíjiān.

It takes a long time to fly from Beijing to South Africa.

从古到今，没有过不灭亡的国家。

Cóng gǔ dào jīn, méiyǒuguo bú mièwáng de guójiā.

There has never been a nation that was not eventually destroyed.

从我家到公司顶多十分钟。

Cóng wǒjiā dào gōngsī dǐngduō shí fēnzhōng.

It takes ten minutes at most to get from my home to the office.

从我家到学校的距离不远。

Cóng wǒjiā dào xuéxiào de jùlí bù yuǎn.

The distance from my home to school is not far.

从无到有，这叫成就。

Cóng wú dào yǒu, zhè jiào chéngjiù.

Going from not having to having – that’s success.

从机场到旅馆多远？

Cóng jīchǎng dào lǚguǎn duō yuǎn?

How far is it from the airport to the hotel?

从村子到县城要坐一个小时的车。

Cóng cūnzi dào xiànchéng yào zuò yí gè xiǎoshí de chē.

It takes an hour by bus to get from the village to the county town.

从父亲到儿子。

Cóng fùqīn dào érzi.

From father to son.

从这个县到城里要坐两个小时车。

Cóng zhège xiàn dào chénglǐ yào zuò liǎng gè xiǎoshí chē.

It takes two hours by car to get from this county to the city.

从这儿到市中心要坐多久？

Cóng zhèr dào shìzhōngxīn yào zuò duōjiǔ?

How long does it take to get to the city centre from here?

从这儿到那儿是很近的。

Cóng zhèr dào nàr shì hěn jìn de.

It's not far from here to there.

从这儿开到东京我花了五个小时。

Cóng zhèr kāi dào Dōngjīng wǒ huāle wǔ gè xiǎoshí.

It took me five hours to drive from here to Tokyo.

从这里到银行足有三公里路。

Cóng zhèlǐ dào yínháng zú yǒu sān gōnglǐ lù.

It is three kilometers from here to the bank.

从这里步行到你家要多长时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ bùxíng dào nǐ jiā yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take from here to your house on foot?

从这里步行到车站要多少时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ bùxíng dào chēzhàn yào duōshǎo shíjiān?

How long does it take to walk from here to the station?

从这里走到学校，顶多十分钟。

Cóng zhèlǐ zǒu dào xuéxiào, dǐngduō shí fēnzhōng.

It's ten minutes at most to walk from here to school.

从这里飞到新加坡要多长时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ fēi dào Xīnjiāpō yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take to fly from here to Singapore?

他一到，咱们就走了吧。

Tā yí dào, zánmen jiù zǒule ba.

Let's leave as soon as he arrives.

他三岁就到东京了。

Tā sān suì jiù dào Dōngjīng le.

He came to Tokyo at the age of three.

他三点前后会到公司。

Tā sāndiǎn qiánhòu huì dào gōngsī.

He'll get to the office around three o'clock.

他下个月要转学到上海。

Tā xiàgeyuè yào zhuǎnxué dào Shànghǎi.

He's transferring to a school in Shanghai next month.

他不会傻到去娶她。

Tā búhuì shǎ dào qù qǔ tā.

He knows better than to marry her.

他买到了山寨手机，很后悔。

Tā mǎi dàole shānzhài shǒujī, hěn hòuhuǐ.

He bought a counterfeit phone and regrets it a lot.

他从小镇搬到了大城市。

Tā cóng xiǎozhèn bān dàole Dàchéng Shì.

He moved from a small town to a big city.

他从早上九点工作到下午五点半。

Tā cóng zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn gōngzuò dào xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn.

He works from nine to five-thirty.

他从早上工作到夜晚。

Tā cóng zǎoshang gōngzuò dào yèwǎn.

He carried on working from morning till night.

他从早吃到晚。

Tā cóng zǎo chī dào wǎn.

He eats non-stop.

他从早工作到晚。

Tā cóng zǎo gōngzuò dào wǎn.

He works from morning until night.

他们一定意识到发生什么事了。

Tāmen yídìng yìshí dào fāshēng shénme shì le.

I'm sure they're all aware of what happened.

他们划船追溯到河的源头。

Tāmen huáchuán zhuīsù dào hé de yuántóu.

They rowed upstream to the source of the river.

他们去年到法国度假。

Tāmen qùnián dào Fǎguó dùjià.

They vacationed in France last year.

他们同时到了巴黎。

Tāmen tóngshí dàole Bālí.

They arrived in Paris at the same time.

他们在这个时候一定已经到家了。

Tāmen zài zhège shíhou yídìng yǐjīng dào jiā le.

They must have arrived home by this time.

他们应该会被吓到。

Tāmen yīnggāi huì bèi xià dào.

They'll probably get scared.

他们应该十点前到。

Tāmen yīnggāi shí diǎn qián dào.

They should arrive by ten o'clock.

他们昨天到这里的。

Tāmen zuótiān dào zhèlǐ de.

They got here yesterday.

他们粗心大意，还没意识到危险。

Tāmen cūxīn-dàyì, hái méi yìshí dào wēixiǎn.

They were carelessly unaware of the danger.

他们花了三天才攀登到山顶。

Tāmen huāle sāntiān cái pāndēng dào shāndǐng.

It took them three days to scale the summit.

他们被吓到了。

Tāmen bèi xià dàole.

They were frightened.

他会在四点左右到这里。

Tā huì zài sì diǎn zuǒyòu dào zhèlǐ.

He'll be here around four o'clock.

他做饭的时候伤到了自己。

Tā zuòfàn de shíhou shāng dàole zìjǐ.

He injured himself whilst cooking.

他全身心投入到音乐中。

Tā quánshēnxīn tóurù dào yīnyuè zhōng.

He threw himself heart and soul into music.

他刚好准时到校。

Tā gānghǎo zhǔnshí dào xiào.

He got to school just in time.

他刚才到了。

Tā gāngcái dàole.

He had just arrived.

他到了九点才回来。

Tā dàole jiǔ diǎn cái huílai.

He did not come back until nine o'clock.

他到另一边去了。

Tā dào lìng yìbiān qùle.

He went over to the other side.

他到外地谋求一份稳定的工作。

Tā dào wàidì móuqiú yífèn wěndìng de gōngzuò.

He went to another city to seek a stable job.

他到巴黎学习法语。

Tā dào Bālí xuéxí Fǎyǔ.

He went to Paris to study French.

他到我期待。

Tā dào wǒ qīdài.

I've been anticipating his arrival.

他到现在还不曾回信。

Tā dào xiànzài hái bùcéng huíxìn.

He still hasn't replied to the letter.

他前天到北京的。

Tā qiántiān dào Běijīng de.

He arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday.

他十分钟前到这里。

Tā shí fēnzhōng qián dào zhèlǐ.

He came here ten minutes ago.

他千方百计想买到票。

Tā qiānfāng-bǎijì xiǎng mǎi dào piào.

He tried every possible means to get a ticket.

他发烧到102度。

Tā fāshāo dào yìbǎilíng'èr dù.

He has a fever of 102 degrees.

他可能很快就到了。

Tā kěnéng hěn kuài jiù dàole.

He is likely to arrive soon.

他在指定时间的五分钟后到了。

Tā zài zhǐdìng shíjiān de wǔ fēnzhōng hòu dàole.

He came five minutes behind the appointed time.

他在考试中作弊时被抓到了。

Tā zài kǎoshì zhōng zuòbì shí bèi zhuā dàole.

He was caught cheating in the exam.

他坐汽车到波士顿。

Tā zuò qìchē dào Bōshìdùn.

He went to Boston by car.

他失业后，人生跌到了低谷。

Tā shīyè hòu, rénshēng diē dàole dīgǔ.

After he lost his job, his life hit rock bottom.