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.