<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>从⋯⋯ 到⋯⋯(cóng... dào...) is used in the same way as "from... to..." is used in English, and can be used both for times and places.</p> <h2 id="used-for-times">Used for Times</h2> <p>To express from one time to another, the following structure is used:</p> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>从 + Time 1 + 到 + Time 2</p> </div> <p>The "time" here does not necessarily have to be a standard time word; it can be any event or action.</p> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>从</em> 2004 年 <em>到</em> 2008 年<span class= "pinyin"><em>cóng</em> èr-líng-líng-sì nián <em>dào</em> èr-líng-líng-bā nián</span><span class="trans">from 2004 to 2008</span></li> <li><em>从</em> 一号 <em>到</em> 五号 都 在 下雨。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Cóng</em> yī hào <em>dào</em> wǔ hào dōu zài xiàyǔ.</span><span class="trans">From the first to the fifth, it's been raining non-stop.</span></li> <li>老板 <em>从</em> 周二 <em>到</em> 周五 都 要 出差。<span class= "pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>cóng</em> Zhōuèr <em>dào</em> Zhōuwǔ dōu yào chūchāi.</span><span class="trans">From Tuesday until Friday the boss will go on a business trip.</span></li> <li>她 <em>从</em> 18岁 <em>到</em> 现在 都 一个人 住。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>cóng</em> shíbā suì <em>dào</em> xiànzài dōu yīgèrén zhù.</span><span class="trans">She's lived alone since she was 18 until now.</span></li> <li>你 不 能 <em>从</em> 早 <em>到</em> 晚 不 吃 东西。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù néng <em>cóng</em> zǎo <em>dào</em> wǎn bù chī dōngxi.</span><span class="trans">You can't eat nothing from morning to night.</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>Remember that there are two options for the <a href= "Time_words_and_word_order" title="wikilink">word order of time words</a>.</p> <h2 id="used-for-places">Used for Places</h2> <p>The same structure can also be used to express "from" one place "to" another.</p> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>从 + Place 1 + 到 + Place 2</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>从</em> 南京 西 路 <em>到</em> 南京 东 路<span class= "pinyin"><em>cóng</em> Nánjīng Xī Lù <em>dào</em> Nánjīng Dōng Lù</span><span class="trans">from West Nanjing Road to East Nanjing Road</span></li> <li><em>从</em> 酒店 <em>到</em> 机场 不太 远。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Cóng</em> jiǔdiàn <em>dào</em> jīchǎng bù tài yuǎn.</span><span class="trans">From the hotel to the airport is not too far.</span></li> <li><em>从</em> 上海 <em>到</em> 北京 要 几 个 小时。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Cóng</em> Shànghǎi <em>dào</em> Běijīng yào jǐ gè xiǎoshí.</span><span class="trans">From Shanghai to Beijing it takes a few hours.</span></li> <li><em>从</em> 你 家 <em>到</em> 机场 可以 坐 地铁 吗？<span class= "pinyin"><em>Cóng</em> nǐ jiā <em>dào</em> jīchǎng kěyǐ zuò dìtiě ma?</span> <span class="trans">From your place to the airport, can I take the subway?</span></li> <li><em>从</em> 这里 <em>到</em> 我们 公司，你 会 看见 很 多 美女。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Cóng</em> zhèlǐ <em>dào</em> wǒmen gōngsī, nǐ huì kànjiàn hěn duō měinǚ.</span><span class="trans">From here to our company, you'll see many beautiful girls.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "Expressing_"ever_since"_with_"zicong"" title= "wikilink">Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"</a></li> <li><a href="Using_"dao"_to_mean_"to_go_to"" title="wikilink">Using "dao" to mean "to go to"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide" title="wikilink">Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide</a> (pp. 84-5) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Basic_Patterns_of_Chinese_Grammar" title= "wikilink">Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar</a> (pp. 112-3) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%88%9D%E7%BB%8F%E8%B5%B7%E6%AD%A5%E7%AF%87)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)</a> (p. 89) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075294/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075294"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (pp. 237-8) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar 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