从
cóng
from
Part of speech · preposition
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 从家到公司很远。It's far from home to office.
- 从明天开始。Starting tomorrow.
Collocations
从…到…从…开始从这里
Mnemonic
从 cóng "from" — traditional 從. Pattern 从 A 到 B "from A to B" for time, place, starting point. Japanese 従 shitagau ("follow") narrows the sense.
Quick check
"From home to office"?