從……到……

Chinese

 
from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried
 Ellipsis.
 
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
trad. (從……到……) 從 …… 到
simp. (从……到……) 从 …… 到

Pronunciation

Preposition

從……到……

  1. from ... to ...
    從廣州到北京的路程很遠。 [MSC, trad.]
    从广州到北京的路程很远。 [MSC, simp.]
    Cóng Guǎngzhōu dào Běijīng de lùchéng hěn yuǎn. [Pinyin]
    The distance from Guangzhou to Beijing is great.
    從早上到現在還沒喝過一口水。 [MSC, trad.]
    从早上到现在还没喝过一口水。 [MSC, simp.]
    Cóng zǎoshàng dào xiànzài hái méi hē guò yī kǒu shuǐ. [Pinyin]
    I have not a drop of water to drink from morning to now.
    他從頭到尾讀了一遍。 [MSC, trad.]
    他从头到尾读了一遍。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā cóngtóudàowěi dú le yībiàn. [Pinyin]
    He read it one time from start to finish.

Usage notes

  • a common sentence pattern

See also

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