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  <p>The use of 从 and 离</p>
  <p>从 cóng from is used as a co-verb in sentences such as</p>
  <p>小</p>
  <p>王</p>
  <p>从</p>
  <p>他家 来了这儿 。</p>
  <p>Xiǎo Wáng cóng tā jiā lái le zhèr</p>
  <p>Xiao Wang came here from his home.</p>
  <p>离 lí from cannot be used in the same way, but is used to
  measure the distance between two</p>
  <p>objects. For instance,</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>我 家</p>
  <p>wǒ jiā</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>lí</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>学 院</p>
  <p>xuéyuàn</p>
  <p>SV</p>
  <p>很 远。</p>
  <p>hěn yuǎn</p>
  <p>My home is a long way from the college.</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>我 家</p>
  <p>wǒ jiā</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>lí</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>学 院</p>
  <p>xuéyuàn</p>
  <p>V + distance</p>
  <p>有 三 英 里。</p>
  <p>yǒu sān yīngliǐ</p>
  <p>It is three miles from my home to the college.</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>我 家</p>
  <p>wǒ jiā</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>lí</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>学 院</p>
  <p>xuéyuàn</p>
  <p>V + duration</p>
  <p>走 路一个 小 时。</p>
  <p>zǒu lù yī ge xiǎoshí</p>
  <p>It takes an hour to walk to the college from my home.</p>
  <p>72Elementary Chinese Grammar 基础汉语语法</p>
  <p>2011</p>
  <p>The 离 lí construction can also be used to measure duration.
  For example,</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>lí</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>现 在</p>
  <p>xiànzài</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>下 课</p>
  <p>xiàkè</p>
  <p>V + duration</p>
  <p>还 有 一刻 钟。</p>
  <p>Háiyǒu yíkè zhōng</p>
  <p>It is 15 minutes from now to the end of the class.</p>
  <p>The co-verbs 从 cóng from and 到 dào to can also be used to
  measure distance and duration</p>
  <p>in the following sentence patterns.</p>
  <p>从</p>
  <p>从</p>
  <p>cóng</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>我 家</p>
  <p>wǒ jiā</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>到</p>
  <p>到</p>
  <p>学 院</p>
  <p>dào xuéyuàn</p>
  <p>SV</p>
  <p>很 远。</p>
  <p>hěn yuǎn</p>
  <p>My home is a long way from the college.</p>
  <p>从</p>
  <p>从</p>
  <p>cóng</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>我 家</p>
  <p>wǒ jiā</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>到</p>
  <p>到</p>
  <p>学 院</p>
  <p>dào xuéyuàn</p>
  <p>V+ distance</p>
  <p>有 三 英 里。</p>
  <p>yǒu sān yīngliǐ</p>
  <p>It is three miles from my home to the college.</p>
  <p>从</p>
  <p>从</p>
  <p>cóng</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>我 家</p>
  <p>wǒ jiā</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>到</p>
  <p>到</p>
  <p>学 院</p>
  <p>dào xuéyuàn</p>
  <p>V + duration</p>
  <p>走 路一 个 小 时。</p>
  <p>zǒu lù yī ge xiǎoshí</p>
  <p>It takes an hour to walk to the college from my home.</p>
  <p>从</p>
  <p>从</p>
  <p>cóng</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>现 在</p>
  <p>Xiànzài</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>到</p>
  <p>到</p>
  <p>下 课</p>
  <p>dào xiàkè</p>
  <p>V + duration</p>
  <p>还 有 一刻 钟。</p>
  <p>háiyǒu yíkè zhōng</p>
  <p>It is 15 minis between now and the end of the class.</p>
  <p>73Elementary Chinese Grammar 基础汉语语法</p>
  <p>2011</p>
  <p>Negation and question words are placed next to the main verbs
  or stative verbs expressing</p>
  <p>distance or duration as demonstrated below.</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>我 家</p>
  <p>wǒ jiā</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>lí</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>学 院</p>
  <p>xuéyuàn</p>
  <p>SV</p>
  <p>远</p>
  <p>吗?</p>
  <p>yuǎn ma</p>
  <p>Is it far from my home to the college?</p>
  <p>A</p>
  <p>我 家</p>
  <p>wǒ jiā</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>离</p>
  <p>lí</p>
  <p>B</p>
  <p>学 院</p>
  <p>xuéyuàn</p>
  <p>SV</p>
  <p>不 远。</p>
  <p>bù yuǎn</p>
  <p>It is not far from my home to the college.</p>
  <p>A 离 B SV</p>
  <p>我 家</p>
  <p>wǒ jiā 离</p>
  <p>lí 学 院</p>
  <p>xuéyuàn 多</p>
  <p>远?</p>
  <p>duō yuǎn</p>
  <p>How far is it from my home to the college?</p>
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