Verb + 到 + Time / Event (until)

Doing it right up to a point

Verb + to / arrive到dào + Time / Event = "do (it) until / up to …".
to work工作gōng zuòto / arrive到dàovery很hěnevening晚wǎn = "work until late"; to see看到kàn dàofinal最后zuì hòu = "watch to the end".
to / arrive到dào marks where the action stops.

we我们wǒ menwork工作gōng zuòuntil到dàovery很hěnlate晚wǎn。

to work工作gōng zuòto / arrive到dàovery很hěnevening晚wǎn = "(we) worked until very late."

Practice

We worked until very late: 我们工作 ____ 很晚。

Practice

等到明天 means “wait until tomorrow”.

to wait until等到děng dàotomorrow明天míng tiān (wait until tomorrow), to see看到kàn dàofinal最后zuì hòu (watch to the end).

Explore

Verb + 到 + time/event runs the action UP TO that point.

Practice

What does 到 mark here?

Key idea

Verb + to / arrive到dào + Time / Event — "do … until / up to …"
to work工作gōng zuòto / arrive到dàovery很hěnevening晚wǎn · to see看到kàn dàofinal最后zuì hòu · to wait until等到děng dàotomorrow明天míng tiān
to / arrive到dào marks where the action stops