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Expressing "from… to…" with 从..到.. ("cong2… dao4…")

从

Preposition
HSK 2

Structure

从 + Time 1 + 到 + Time 2 从 + Place 1 + 到 + Place 2

Translations

  • from
  • to
  • until

Definition

表示时间、空间、范围等的起点和终点，相当于英文的“from… to…”。

Indicates the starting point and ending point of time, space, scope, etc., equivalent to English "from… to…".

Usage

用于连接两个名词或名词短语，表示从起点到终点的范围。可以表示时间（例如：从早上到晚上）、地点（例如：从北京到上海）、程度（例如：从易到难）等。

Used to connect two nouns or noun phrases, indicating the range from start to end. It can express time (e.g., from morning to night), place (e.g., from Beijing to Shanghai), degree (e.g., from easy to difficult), etc.

Examples

  • 1 他从早上忙到晚上。 (He is busy from morning to night.)
  • 2 这条路从北京到上海。 (This road goes from Beijing to Shanghai.)
  • 3 我们学习从易到难。 (We learn from easy to difficult.)
  • 4 从一月到三月是冬季。 (From January to March is winter.)
  • 5 他从头到尾都不同意。 (He disagreed from beginning to end.)

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