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* [[#.E4.BB.8E_as_.22from.22_.28Time_or_Event.29|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">从 as &quot;from&quot; (Time or Event)</span>]]
** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
** [[#Colloquial_Sayings|<span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Colloquial Sayings</span>]]
* [[#.E4.BB.8E_as_.22from.22_.28Place.2C_Somebody_or_Something.29|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">从 as &quot;from&quot; (Place, Somebody or Something)</span>]]
** [[#Structure_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#.E7.A6.BB_as_.22away_from.22_.28Distance.29|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">离 as &quot;away from&quot; (Distance)</span>]]
** [[#Structure_3|<span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples_3|<span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#.E7.A6.BB_as_.22from.22_.28Time_or_Event.29|<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">离 as &quot;from&quot; (Time or Event)</span>]]
** [[#Structure_4|<span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
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== <span id=".E4.BB.8E_as_.22from.22_.28Time_or_Event.29" class="mw-headline">从 as &quot;from&quot; (Time or Event)</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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从 + Time / Event + 开始 / 起


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=== <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ===

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* ''从'' 下 个 月 '''起''' ，公司 会 越来越 忙 。<span class="pinyin">''Cóng'' xiàge yuè '''qǐ''', gōngsī huì yuèláiyuè máng.</span><span class="trans">Starting from next month, the company will be busier and busier.</span>
* ''从'' 我 上 小学 '''开始'''，就 特别 喜欢 画画 。<span class="pinyin">''Cóng'' wǒ shàng xiǎoxué '''kāishǐ''', jiù tèbié xǐhuan huà huà.</span><span class="trans">I liked drawing since I was in elementary school</span>


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=== <span id="Colloquial_Sayings" class="mw-headline">Colloquial Sayings</span> ===

从那以后 means &quot;ever since then,&quot; while 从今以后 means &quot;from now on.&quot;

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* ''从 那'' '''以后''' ，我们 就 没有 联系 了 。<span class="pinyin">''Cóng nà'' '''yǐhòu''', wǒmen jiù méiyǒu liánxì le.</span><span class="trans">We stopped contacting with each other since then.</span>
* ''从 今'' '''以后''' ，我 不用 再 加班 了 。<span class="pinyin">''Cóng jīn'' '''yǐhòu''', wǒ bùyòng zài jiābān le.</span><span class="trans">I don't need to work late from now on.</span>


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== <span id=".E4.BB.8E_as_.22from.22_.28Place.2C_Somebody_or_Something.29" class="mw-headline">从 as &quot;from&quot; (Place, Somebody or Something)</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure_2" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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从 + Place + 上 / 里


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* 你 是 不 是 ''从'' '''我 包 里''' 拿 了 一百块钱 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shì bù shì ''cóng'' '''wǒ bāo lǐ''' ná le yī bǎi kuài qián?</span><span class="trans">Did you or did you not take one hundred RMB from my purse?</span>
* 我 ''从'' '''他 身上''' 学到 了 很多 东西 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ ''cóng'' '''tā shēnshang''' xuédào le hěn duō dōngxi.</span><span class="trans">I learned a lot from him.</span>
* ''从'' '''这 件 事''' 可以 看出 你 的 工作 态度 。<span class="pinyin">''Cóng'' '''zhè jiàn shì''' kěyǐ kànchū nǐ de gōngzuò tàidu.</span><span class="trans">We can see your work attitude from this.</span>


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== <span id=".E7.A6.BB_as_.22away_from.22_.28Distance.29" class="mw-headline">离 as &quot;away from&quot; (Distance)</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure_3" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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Place 1 + 离 + Place 2 + 远 / 近


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* 你 家 ''离'' 公司 '''多 远''' ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ jiā ''lí'' gōngsī '''duō yuǎn'''?</span><span class="trans">How far is your home from your company?</span>
* 我 家 ''离'' 公司 '''很远''' 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiā ''lí'' gōngsī '''hěn yuǎn'''.</span><span class="trans">My home is far from my company.</span>


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* 我 家 '''很远''' ''从'' 公司 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiā '''hěn yuǎn''' ''cóng'' gōngsī.</span>


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== <span id=".E7.A6.BB_as_.22from.22_.28Time_or_Event.29" class="mw-headline">离 as &quot;from&quot; (Time or Event)</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure_4" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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Past Event 1 + 离 + Time + Duration


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离 + Future Event + 还有 + Duration


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* 上次 见面 ''离'' 今天 快 十 年 了 。<span class="pinyin">Shàng cì jiànmiàn ''lí'' jīntiān kuài shí nián le.</span><span class="trans">It's been about 10 years since we met last time.</span>
* ''离'' 我们 的 婚礼 '''还有''' 两个 星期 。<span class="pinyin">''Lí'' wǒmen de hūnlǐ '''háiyǒu''' liǎng gè xīngqī.</span><span class="trans">We still have two weeks until our wedding.</span>
* ''离'' 毕业 '''还有''' 几 个 月 。<span class="pinyin">''Lí'' bìyè '''háiyǒu''' jǐ gè yuè.</span><span class="trans">I am a few months away from graduation.</span>


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== <span id="Colloquial_Saying_.E7.A6.BB.E2.8B.AF.E2.8B.AF.E8.BF.98.E8.BF.9C.E5.91.A2" class="mw-headline">Colloquial Saying 离⋯⋯还远呢</span> ==

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* 我们 刚刚 开始 谈恋爱 ，''离'' 结婚 '''还远''' 呢 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gānggāng kāishǐ tánliànài, ''lí'' jiéhūn '''háiyuǎn''' ne.</span><span class="trans">We've just started our relationship. It's too soon to talk about marriage.</span>


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