LEARN + CHINESE / 17 of 300 HSK 1
From Here to There 从
You’re giving a friend directions: start 从家, go 到学校, then wait 在门口. 从 marks where a route begins, 到 where it ends, and 在 gives the location of a person or action. Put the place phrase before the action it belongs to.
Examples
我从家到学校。
Wǒ cóng jiā dào xuéxiào.
I go from home to school.
他在学校学习。
Tā zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
He studies at school.
我们从这里走。
Wǒmen cóng zhèlǐ zǒu.
We’ll leave from here.
Hint · 힌트
从 gives the starting point; it does not mean “at.” Use 在 for location: 我在家.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
cóng | from |
chēshang | in the car/vehicle |
jiā | family; home |
jiāli | inside home |
nàlǐ | there |
nàr | there |
xiǎopéngyǒu | child; kid |
xiǎoxuéshēng | elementary student |
yīyuàn | hospital |
yòu | right (direction) |
zhèbiān | this side; here |
zhōng | middle; center |
zhōngxué | middle school |
zuǒ | left |
zài | at; in; (progressive) |
wǒmen | we; us |
zhèlǐ | here |
xuéxiào | school |
xuéxí | to study |
wǒ | I; me |
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