从⋯⋯到⋯⋯
cóng …… dào ……
Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"
从…到… spans a range, in time or in space.
从 + Start + 到 + End
How it works
从1号到5号我在上海 — I'm in Shanghai from the 1st to the 5th. 从北京到上海 covers distance the same way.
The whole phrase goes before the verb: 我从早上到晚上都在工作.
从 alone marks a starting point: 我从上海来.
Examples
cóng yī hào dào wǔ hào wǒ zài shàng hǎi
从一号到五号我在上海。
I'm in Shanghai from the 1st to the 5th.
cóng wǒ jiā dào gōng sī yào yí gè xiǎo shí
从我家到公司要一个小时。
It takes an hour from my place to the office.
tā cóng zǎo dào wǎn dōu zài gōng zuò
他从早到晚都在工作。
He works from morning to night.