Chinese grammar - 'To' and 'from' using 从 (cóng) and 到 (dào) |
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In Chinese, the pattern 从 (cóng)… 到 (dào)... is used to indicate the starting and ending points. It can refer to actions, time periods, distances, or other contexts where a range is involved. The pattern is typically 从 + [origin] + [verb] + 到 + [destination] |
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我从家开车到公司。
wǒ cóng jiā kāichē dào gōngsī. I drive from home to the company. |
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她从早上工作到晚上。
tā cóng zǎoshang gōngzuò dào wǎnshang. She works from morning to evening. |
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他们从北京坐高铁到上海。
tāmen cóng běijīng zuò gāotiě dào shànghǎi. They take the high-speed train from Beijing to Shanghai.
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我们从一月到三月有项目。
wǒmen cóng yī yuè dào sān yuè yǒu xiàngmù. We have a project from January to March. |
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你从周一到周五学习中文。
nǐ cóng zhōuyī dào zhōuwǔ xuéxí zhōngwén. You study Chinese from Monday to Friday.
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我昨天从图书馆走路到家。
wǒ zuótiān cóng túshūguǎn zǒulù dào jiā. I walked from the library to home yesterday. |
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我们上个月从上海到广州出差。
wǒmen shànggè yuè cóng shànghǎi dào guǎngzhōu chūchāi. We went on a business trip from Shanghai to Guangzhou last month.
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他们下周从巴黎飞到罗马。
tāmen xiàzhōu cóng bālí fēi dào luómǎ. They will fly from Paris to Rome next week.
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我们从春天锻炼到夏天。
wǒmen cóng chūntiān duànliàn dào xiàtiān. We exercise from spring to summer.
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他们从年轻到现在都是朋友。
tāmen cóng niánqīng dào xiànzài dōu shì péngyǒu. They have been friends from (their) youth to now. |
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我从九点到十一点有会议。
wǒ cóng jiǔ diǎn dào shíyī diǎn yǒu huìyì. I have a meeting from 9 o'clock to 11 o'clock. |
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