Level 2 · Elementary
From … to …: 从…到…
从 A 到 B · Traditional: 從 A 到 B
从 (from) and 到 (to) mark a span — in space or in time: 从我家到学校 "from my home to school", 从八点到十二点 "from 8 to 12".
从 also works alone for origins: 他从北京来 "he comes from Beijing".
Examples
我们从八点到十二点上课。
我們從八點到十二點上課。
wǒ men cóng bā diǎn dào shí èr diǎn shàng kè
We have class from 8 to 12.
从我家到学校要二十分钟。
從我家到學校要二十分鐘。
cóng wǒ jiā dào xué xiào yào èr shí fēn zhōng
It takes 20 minutes from my home to school.
他从北京来。
他從北京來。
tā cóng běi jīng lái
He comes from Beijing.
从星期一到星期五我都很忙。
從星期一到星期五我都很忙。
cóng xīng qī yī dào xīng qī wǔ wǒ dōu hěn máng
I'm busy from Monday to Friday.
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