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One kind of
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in Chinese involves putting 到 after the verb. 到 (dào) is used to
indicate that the action has obtained a goal or a certain state.
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<span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span>
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<div class="jiegou">
Verb (+ 一直) + 到 + Time / Event
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You will sometimes see 一直 (yīzhí) proceeding 到, which serves the
purpose of the emphasis on the "ongoing duration."
Note that the verbs are mostly single-syllable verb.
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- 你们 要 玩 *到* 几 点 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen yào wán *dào* jǐ
diǎn?</span><span class="trans">When will you be done
playing?</span>
- 我们 在 酒吧 **一直** 聊 *到* 半夜 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen zài
jiǔbā **yīzhí** liáo *dào* bànyè.</span><span class="trans">We were
chatting in the bar until midnight.</span>
- 你 弟弟 要 在 我们 家 住 *到* 什么 时候 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ
dìdi yào zài wǒmen jiā zhù *dào* shénme
shíhou?</span><span class="trans">How much longer is your younger
brother going to stay in our house?</span>
- 昨天 的 会 **一直** 开 *到* 晚上 九点 。<span class="pinyin">Zuótiān
de huì **yīzhí** kāi *dào* wǎnshang jiǔ
diǎn.</span><span class="trans">Yesterday's meeting lasted until 9
pm.</span>
- 我 邻居 今天 吵架 了 ，**一直** 吵 *到* 警察 过来
。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ línjū jīntiān chǎojià le, **yīzhí** chǎo
*dào* jǐngchá guòlái.</span><span class="trans">My neighbors had a
fight today, which lasted until the police came.</span>
- 我们 晚上 去 吃火锅 了 ，**一直** 吃 *到* 火锅店 关门
。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen wǎnshang qù chī huǒguō le, **yīzhí**
chī *dào* huǒguō diàn guānmén.</span><span class="trans">We went to
eat hotpot tonight, and we didn't finish until the place was
closed.</span>
- 他 昨天 一天 都 在 打游戏 ，**一直** 打 *到* 他 妈妈 回家
。<span class="pinyin">Tā zuótiān yī tiān dōu zài dǎ yóuxì,
**yīzhí** dǎ *dào* tā māma huí jiā.</span><span class="trans">He was
playing computer games all day yesterday. He didn't stop until his
mother came home.</span>
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If the is a verb phrase proceeding 到, use this structure:
<div class="jiegou">
\[Verb Phrase\] (+ 一直) + Verb + 到 + Time / Event
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Some examples:
<div class="liju">
- 你 知 不 知道 我们 **等 你** 等 *到* 半夜 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ
zhī bu zhīdào wǒmen **děng nǐ** děng *dào*
bànyè?</span><span class="trans">Do you know we waited for you until
midnight?</span>
- 我 女儿 昨天 晚上 **写作业** 写 *到* 十二 点 半
。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ nǚ'ér zuótiān wǎnshang **xiě zuòyè** xiě
*dào* shí'èr diǎn bàn.</span><span class="trans">My daughter didn't
finish her homework until 12:30 last night.</span>
- 她 给 男朋友 **打电话** 打 *到* 手机 没 电 。<span class="pinyin">Tā
gěi nánpéngyou **dǎ diànhuà** dǎ *dào* shǒujī méi
diàn.</span><span class="trans">She called her boyfriend and they
kept talking until her phone was out of battery.</span>
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<span id="See_also" class="mw-headline">See also</span>
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- [Verbs with
gei](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verbs_with_gei)
- [Expressing "from… to…" with "cong…
dao…"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22from%E2%80%A6_to%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22cong%E2%80%A6_dao%E2%80%A6%22)
- ["Zai" following
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- [Expressing "when" with
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- [Expressing "all the way until" with
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### <span id="Books" class="mw-headline">Books</span>
- [New Practical Chinese Reader
2 (新实用汉语课本2)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_2_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC2)) (pp.
240)
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- [Chinese Grammar Without
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