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PrepositionsHSK 3

Expressing "from… to…" with 从… 到…

This structure expresses a time range, from one point in time to another. Use 从 (from) to mark the start and 到 (to) to mark the end. The time words can be standard time expressions or events, not just calendar terms.

Structure

从 + Time 1 + 到 + Time 2
Time 1 and Time 2 can be events or actions.

Examples

  • 从2004年到2008年
    cóng èr-líng-líng-sì nián dào èr-líng-líng-bā nián
    from 2004 to 2008
  • 从一号到五号都在下雨。
    Cóng yī hào dào wǔ hào dōu zài xiàyǔ.
    From the first to the fifth, it's been raining non-stop.
  • 老板从周二到周五都要出差。
    Lǎobǎn cóng Zhōuèr dào Zhōuwǔ dōu yào chūchāi.
    From Tuesday until Friday the boss will go on a business trip.
  • 她从18岁到现在都一个人住。
    Tā cóng shíbā suì dào xiànzài dōu yīgèrén zhù.
    She's lived alone since she was 18 until now.
  • 你不能从早到晚不吃东西。
    Nǐ bù néng cóng zǎo dào wǎn bù chī dōngxi.
    You can't eat nothing from morning to night.

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