<p>到 is used as this sense defined in dictionaries:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>用在动词后，表示动作结果。<br>
  Used after a verb, [it] expresses the result of an action.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It functions a <em>resultative complement</em> in your sentence. </p>

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Maybe it's also appropriate to add the Chinese Grammar Wiki reference: [Result complement](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Result_complement).
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<p>When I was reading a text, I encountered this sentence:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>今天的考试要用到词典，请大家把词典也放在桌子上。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I know what the whole sentence means but what's the function of 到 in this sentence?</p>

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What's the function of 到 in 今天的考试要用到词典?
# What's the function of 到 in 今天的考试要用到词典?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-13)

When I was reading a text, I encountered this sentence:

> 今天的考试要用到词典，请大家把词典也放在桌子上。

I know what the whole sentence means but what's the function of 到 in this sentence?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-11-13. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

到 is used as this sense defined in dictionaries:

> 用在动词后，表示动作结果。  
> Used after a verb, [it] expresses the result of an action.

It functions a *resultative complement* in your sentence.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Maybe it's also appropriate to add the Chinese Grammar Wiki reference: [Result complement](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Result_complement).  

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