从
through, by way of (a place)
Structure
从 + place + verb
What it means
从 + a place says where a movement starts or which way it passes: out of, in through, by way of. It is the same 从 as “from” in 从……到…… (h1-13).
How it is built
从 + place + verb of moving (出来, 进去, 走): 你从B出口出来吧 (Come out through Exit B).
When to use it
Use it for the way in, out or through: a door, an exit, this way (从这儿走). For “from … to …”, pair it with 到: 从九点到十二点.
Watch out
The place goes between 从 and the verb, never after the verb. ✗ 我们进去从这个门。 ✓ 我们从这个门进去。
Examples
你从B出口出来吧。
Come out through Exit B.
我们从这个门进去。
Let’s go in through this door.
从这儿走，五分钟就到。
Go this way and you’ll be there in five minutes.
Learn this in HSK 2 · Lesson 2: 坐地铁上班 (By metro)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.
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