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*Common Chinese Patterns 330 '''(NEEDS AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK)'''
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* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Reader] (pp. 84-85)
*Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Reader '''(NEEDS AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK)'''
 

Revision as of 07:31, 21 September 2011

"从... 到..." (cóng... dào...) is a relatively simple pattern used to describe movement of a subject from one place or time to another.

Here's the basic structure when talking about going from place to place:

Subject + 从 + Place 1 + 到 + Place 2

Some examples of this pattern:

  • 超级 市场 银行 怎么 走?
  • 地铁 站 学校 开车。
  • 酒吧 酒店 的 票价 是 多少 钱?

When talking about time, the pattern remains the same.

Subject + 从 + Time 1 + 到 + Time 2

Here are some more examples using this pattern when discussing duration.

  • 这 个 银行 会 营业 的 上午 八点 下午 五 点。
  • 今天 你 什么 时候 什么 时候 上班?
  • 昨天 晚上 我 八 点 十一 点 做 功课。

Sources and further reading

Books