HSK 2Time & Place

From...To...

Expressing a range of time or place using 从...到...

Pattern

从 + Start Point + 到 + End Point

从 marks the starting point and 到 marks the ending point. This works for both time and place.

For time: 从九点到五点 (from 9 to 5). For place: 从北京到上海 (from Beijing to Shanghai).

我从早上八点工作到下午六点。

Wǒ cóng zǎoshang bā diǎn gōngzuò dào xiàwǔ liù diǎn.

I work from 8 AM to 6 PM.

从我家到学校要二十分钟。

Cóng wǒ jiā dào xuéxiào yào èrshí fēnzhōng.

It takes 20 minutes from my home to school.

从星期一到星期五我都有课。

Cóng xīngqīyī dào xīngqīwǔ wǒ dōu yǒu kè.

I have classes from Monday to Friday.

Wrong

到学校从我家要二十分钟。

Correct

从我家到学校要二十分钟。

从 must come before 到. The order is always from start to end.

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