Difference between revisions of "Comparing "li" and "cong""
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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 | + | Both [[离|离 (lí)]] and [[从|从 (cóng)]] can be translated into English as “from”. In Chinese however, their meanings are different. 从 is used in cases where the subject's position relative to a fixed location changes. 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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从 + Place + 到/向… | 从 + Place + 到/向… | ||
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| − | *他 <em>从</em> 地上 拿 起来了 一百 块。<span class= | + | *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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| − | *<em>从</em> 学生 到 老师 都 放假 了。<span class= | + | *<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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| − | *他 <em>从</em> 最 差 的 学生 变成 了 最 认真 的 学生。<span class= | + | *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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| − | *我 的 学校 <em>离</em> 你家 很远。<span class= | + | *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= | + | *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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Both 离 (lí) and 从 (cóng) can be translated into English as “from”. In Chinese however, their meanings are different. 从 is used in cases where the subject's position relative to a fixed location changes. 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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从
From (time)
Structure
从 + Time + 开始/起/以来…
Examples
- 从 明天 开始，我 不 抽烟 了。 Starting tomorrow, I will not smoke.
- 从 有 了 女朋友 以后，他 不 泡妞 了。 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。 He picked up one hundred RMB from the ground.
From (amount)
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- 从 学生 到 老师 都 放假 了。 Everyone, from the students to the teachers, are on holiday.
From (change)
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- 他 从 最 差 的 学生 变成 了 最 认真 的 学生。 Everyone, from the students to the teachers, are on holiday.
离
From (distance)
Structure
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- 我 的 学校 离 你家 很远。 My school is far from your house.
From (time)
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- 第一次 世界 大战 离第二次 世界 大战 不到 50年。 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)
