Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	ellipsis	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
trad. (從……到……)		從	……	到
simp. (从……到……)		从	……	到

Preposition

從……到……

1. from ... to ...

   從廣州到北京的路程很遠。 [MSC, trad.]

   从广州到北京的路程很远。 [MSC, simp.]

   Cóng Guǎngzhōu dào Běijīng de lùchéng hěn yuǎn. [Pinyin]

   The distance from Guangzhou to Beijing is great.

   從早上到現在還沒喝過一口水。 [MSC, trad.]

   从早上到现在还没喝过一口水。 [MSC, simp.]

   Cóng zǎoshàng dào xiànzài hái méi hē guò yī kǒu shuǐ. [Pinyin]

   I have not a drop of water to drink from morning to now.

   他從頭到尾讀了一遍。 [MSC, trad.]

   他从头到尾读了一遍。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā cóngtóudàowěi dú le yībiàn. [Pinyin]

   He read it one time from start to finish.

Usage notes

• a common sentence pattern

See also

• (Min Nan) 對……到…… (tùi...kàu...)