<p>到 is OK. You could also use 至. 到 is more colloquial. In many cases they are interchangeable, for example: 从古到今/从古至今（from ancient times to the present）, 直到此刻/直至此刻（up to now）. But you could only say 自始至终（from the beginning to the end），从这到那（from here to there） because 自始至终 and 从这到那 are kinda like set phrases.</p>

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2014-02-20T20:29:25.923Z
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fatjing
<p>yes, you are right.</p>

<p>The general meaning of "到" in Chinese is the same as "to" in "from...to", and also it has the meaning of arrival.</p>

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2014-02-21T02:12:30.437Z
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j5shi
<p>Yes, you are right.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我们上课从四点到五点. Let's have a lesson from 4 P.M. to 5P.M .</p>
</blockquote>

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2014-03-14T02:23:45.703Z
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Ave Maleficum
<p>至 is more formal.
Both are ok.</p>

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2014-02-21T04:43:56.753Z
2014-02-21T04:43:56.753Z
Graham Ou
<p>A simple question, trying to say, let's have a lesson from 4 to 5 -- want to make sure that "to" is indeed 到.</p>

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2014-02-20T20:05:52.063Z
A simple answer: yes
user58955
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Is the "to" in "Let's meet from 4 _to_ five", 到？
# Is the "to" in "Let's meet from 4 _to_ five", 到？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-20)

A simple question, trying to say, let's have a lesson from 4 to 5 -- want to make sure that "to" is indeed 到.

**Tags:** word-choice

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A simple answer: yes  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-02-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

到 is OK. You could also use 至. 到 is more colloquial. In many cases they are interchangeable, for example: 从古到今/从古至今（from ancient times to the present）, 直到此刻/直至此刻（up to now）. But you could only say 自始至终（from the beginning to the end），从这到那（from here to there） because 自始至终 and 从这到那 are kinda like set phrases.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-02-21. Score: 0

yes, you are right.

The general meaning of "到" in Chinese is the same as "to" in "from...to", and also it has the meaning of arrival.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-03-14. Score: 0

Yes, you are right.

> 我们上课从四点到五点. Let's have a lesson from 4 P.M. to 5P.M .


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-02-21. Score: -1

至 is more formal.
Both are ok.


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