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From ... to ... with 从…到 — Chinese grammar (HSK 2)
从 + A + 到 + B
从 (cóng) means "from" and 到 (dào) means "to"; together they mark a range of time or space. The whole 从…到 phrase goes before the verb, following the usual rule that time and place come before the action. 从 can also be used alone: 我从中国来 (I come from China).
Examples
| 我从早上八点到晚上六点上班。 Wǒ cóng zǎoshang bā diǎn dào wǎnshang liù diǎn shàngbān. | I work from eight in the morning to six in the evening. | |
| 从我家到学校很近。 Cóng wǒ jiā dào xuéxiào hěn jìn. | It is close from my home to the school. | |
| 我们从星期一到星期五都有课。 Wǒmen cóng xīngqīyī dào xīngqīwǔ dōu yǒu kè. | We have class from Monday to Friday. |