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Both 从 and 离 can be translated into english as „from“. But in Chinese, their meanings are different. 从 refers to a „dynamic“ distance - distance which is changing. 离 on the opposite side expresses „static“ distance, which is not changing. Both can be used in defining distance or time. 从has more meanings than 离:
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Both [[离|离 (lí)]] and [[从|从 (cóng)]] can be translated into English as “from”. In Chinese however, their meanings are different. 从 refers to a “dynamic” distance, or a distance that is changing. 离expresses a “static” distance, or a distance that is unchanging. Both can be used in defining distance or time, however从 has more meanings than 离.
  
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== From (time) ==
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From (time) - 从….开始，从….起，从…..以来
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从 + Time + 开始/起/以来…
  
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从明天开始，我不抽烟了。
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从有了女朋友以后，她不泡妞了。
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From (place) － 从….到….，从…..向…..，
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*<em>从</em> 明天 开始，我 不 抽烟 了。<span class=”pinyin”> <em>cóng</em> míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ bù chōuyān le. </span><span class=”trans”> Starting tomorrow, I will not smoke.</span>
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*<em>从</em> 有 了 女朋友 以后，他 不 泡妞 了。<span class=”pinyin”> <em>cóng</em> yǒu le nǚ péngyou yǐhòu, tā bù pàoniū le. </span><span class=”trans”> After he gets a girlfriend, he won’t flirt with girls.</span>
  
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他从地上拿起来了一百块。
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From (amount)
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从学生到老师都放假了。
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从 + Place + 到/向…
  
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From (change)
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他从最差的学生变成了最认真的学生。
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*他 <em>从</em> 地上 拿 起来了 一百 块。<span class=”pinyin”> Tā <em>cóng</em> dìshàng ná qǐláile yībǎi kuài.</span> <span class=”trans”> He picked up one hundred RMB from the ground.</span>
  
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== From (amount) ==
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From (distance)
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*<em>从</em> 学生 到 老师 都 放假 了。<span class=”pinyin”> <em>cóng</em> xuéshēng dào lǎoshī dōu fàngjiàle. </span> <span class=”trans”> Everyone, from the students to the teachers, are on holiday. </span>
  
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我的学校离你家很远
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== From (change) ==
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*他 <em>从</em> 最 差 的 学生 变成 了 最 认真 的 学生。<span class=”pinyin”> Tā  <em>cóng</em> zuì chà de xuéshēng biàn chéngle zuì rènzhēn de xuéshēng. </span> <span class=”trans”> Everyone, from the students to the teachers, are on holiday. </span>
  
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第一次世界大战离第二次世界大战不到50年。
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*我 的 学校 <em>离</em> 你家 很远。<span class=”pinyin”> Wǒ de xuéxiào <em>lí</em> nǐ jiā hěn yuǎn. </span><span class=”trans”> My school is far from your house.</span>
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*第一次 世界 大战 <em>离</em>第二次 世界 大战 不到  50年。<span class=”pinyin”> Dì yī cì shìjiè dàzhàn <em>lí</em> dì èr cì shìjiè dà zhàn bù dào 50 nián. </span><span class=”trans”> World War I and World War II are less than 50 years apart. </span>
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= Sources and further reading =
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== Books ==
  
 
现代汉语虚词俐释 (pp. 335)
 
现代汉语虚词俐释 (pp. 335)
  
 
实用对外汉语教学语法 (pp. 263)
 
实用对外汉语教学语法 (pp. 263)
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Both 离 (lí) and 从 (cóng) can be translated into English as “from”. In Chinese however, their meanings are different. 从 refers to a “dynamic” distance, or a distance that is changing. 离expresses a “static” distance, or a distance that is unchanging. Both can be used in defining distance or time, however从 has more meanings than 离.

从

From (time)

Structure

从 + Time + 开始/起/以来…

Examples

  • 从 明天 开始，我 不 抽烟 了。 cóng míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ bù chōuyān le. Starting tomorrow, I will not smoke.
  • 从 有 了 女朋友 以后，他 不 泡妞 了。 cóng yǒu le nǚ péngyou yǐhòu, tā bù pàoniū le. After he gets a girlfriend, he won’t flirt with girls.

From (place)

Structure

从 + Place + 到/向…

Examples

  • 他 从 地上 拿 起来了 一百 块。 Tā cóng dìshàng ná qǐláile yībǎi kuài. He picked up one hundred RMB from the ground.

From (amount)

Examples

  • 从 学生 到 老师 都 放假 了。 cóng xuéshēng dào lǎoshī dōu fàngjiàle. Everyone, from the students to the teachers, are on holiday.

From (change)

Examples

  • 他 从 最 差 的 学生 变成 了 最 认真 的 学生。 Tā cóng zuì chà de xuéshēng biàn chéngle zuì rènzhēn de xuéshēng. Everyone, from the students to the teachers, are on holiday.

离

From (distance)

Structure

Examples

  • 我 的 学校 离 你家 很远。 Wǒ de xuéxiào lí nǐ jiā hěn yuǎn. My school is far from your house.

From (time)

Structure

Examples

  • 第一次 世界 大战 离第二次 世界 大战 不到 50年。 Dì yī cì shìjiè dàzhàn lí dì èr cì shìjiè dà zhàn bù dào 50 nián. World War I and World War II are less than 50 years apart.

Sources and further reading

Books

现代汉语虚词俐释 (pp. 335)

实用对外汉语教学语法 (pp. 263)

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