Chinese Grammar Bank
HOW TO USE 从…到…
Well, the English equivalent of “从…到…” would be “from…to…”.
Just like “from…to…” in English, “从…到…” can describe places as well as time.
HOW TO USE 从…到… FOR TIMES
In Chinese, we use “从…到…” to express a time interval, that is, from one time to another.
STRUCTURE #1
Subject + 从 + Time 1 + 到 + Time 2
STRUCTURE #2
从 + Time 1 + 到 + Time 2 + Subject
As you can see, the word order is optional: you can put the subject before or after “从…到…”.
The time words here do not necessarily need to be standard timings. They can be events, actions, or general timings instead.
从2004年到2008年，我都在上海工作。
From 2004 to 2008, I worked in Shanghai.View More Phrases
| chinese | pinyin | english |
|---|---|---|
| 从周一到周五，北京都在下雨。 | cóng zhōu yī dào zhōu wǔ ，běi jīng dōu zài xià yǔ | It rains in Beijing from Monday to Friday. |
| 从小时候到现在，我一直喜欢吃糖。 | cóng xiǎo shí hòu dào xiàn zài ，wǒ yī zhí xǐ huān chī táng | I’ve always liked sweets since I was a kid. |
| 我们的假期是从1号到7号。 | wǒ men de jiǎ qī shì cóng 1 hào dào 7 hào | Our holiday is from the 1st to the 7th. |
| 从昨天到现在，他都看起来很难过。 | cóng zuó tiān dào xiàn zài ，tā dōu kàn qǐ lái hěn nán guò | He has looked sad since yesterday. |
| 从2016年到2020年，我就读于纽约大学。 | cóng 2016 nián dào 2020 nián ，wǒ jiù dú yú niǔ yuē dà xué | I attended NYU from 2016 to 2020. |
| 从会议开始到结束，他都没有说话。 | cóng huì yì kāi shǐ dào jié shù ，tā dōu méi yǒu shuō huà | He didn’t speak from the beginning to the end of the meeting. |
HOW TO USE 从…到… FOR PLACES
In these cases, “从…到…” can be used to describe from one place to another. The sentence structure is quite similar:
PATTERN
从 + Place 1 + 到 + Place 2
我从家到学校需要走20分钟。
I need to walk 20 minutes from home to school.View More Phrases
| chinese | pinyin | english |
|---|---|---|
| 坐飞机从首尔到北京需要2个小时。 | zuò fēi jī cóng shǒu ěr dào běi jīng xū yào 2 gè xiǎo shí | It takes 2 hours to fly from Seoul to Beijing. |
| 从南京西路到南京东路 | cóng nán jīng xī lù dào nán jīng dōng lù | From Nanjing West Road to Nanjing East Road |
| 请问，从火车站到公共汽车站怎么走？ | qǐng wèn ，cóng huǒ chē zhàn dào gōng gòng qì chē zhàn zěn me zǒu | Excuse me, how do I get from the train station to the bus station? |
| 请问，从这里到博物馆需要走多长时间？ | qǐng wèn ，cóng zhè lǐ dào bó wù guǎn xū yào zǒu duō zhǎng shí jiān | Excuse me, how long does it take to walk from here to the museum? |
| 昨晚我从公司回到家里。 | zuó wǎn wǒ cóng gōng sī huí dào jiā lǐ | I got home from work last night. |
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FAQs
How to pronounce 从…到… in Chinese?
从…到… is pronounced: cóng … dào…
How to use 从…到 for places?
In Chinese, “从…到…” can be also used to describe from one place to another.
The sentence structure should be: 从 + Place 1 + 到 + Place 2
Examples:
请问，从这里到博物馆需要走多长时间？qǐng wèn, cóng zhè lǐ dào bó wù guǎn xū yào zǒu duō zhǎng shí jiān | Excuse me, how long does it take to walk from here to the museum?
坐飞机从首尔到北京需要2个小时。zuò fēi jī cóng shǒu ěr dào běi jīng xū yào 2 gè xiǎo shí | It takes 2 hours to fly from Seoul to Beijing.
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How to use 从…到 for times?
In Chinese, we use “从…到…” to express a time interval, that is, from one time to another.
The sentence structure should be:
Subject + 从 + Time 1 + 到 + Time 2
OR
从 + Time 1 + 到 + Time 2 + Subject
Examples:
我们的假期是从1号到7号。wǒ men de jiǎ qī shì cóng 1 hào dào 7 hào | Our holiday is from the 1st to the 7th.
从会议开始到结束，他都没有说话。cóng huì yì kāi shǐ dào jié shù, tā dōu méi yǒu shuō huà | He didn’t speak from the beginning to the end of the meeting.
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