Comparing "li" and "cong"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

Both 离 (lí) and 从 (cóng) can be translated into English as " from ." In Chinese, however, their meanings are different. 从 is used in cases where the subject's position relative to a fixed location changes. 离 expresses a "static" distance, or a distance that is unchanging. Both can be used in defining distance or time, however 从 has more meanings than 离. 从 + Time / Event + 开始 / 起 从那以后 means "ever since then," while 从今以后 means "from now on." A few examples:

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 从下个月起，公司会越来越忙。 (cóng xià gè yuè qǐ ，gōngsī hùi yuèláiyuè máng 。): "From next month, the company will become increasingly busy."
• 从我上小学开始，就特别喜欢画画。 (cóng wǒ shàng xiǎoxué kāishǐ，jìu tèbié xǐhuān huàhuà 。): "Since I was in elementary school, I have always liked painting."
• 从那以后，我们就没有联系了。 (cóng nà yǐhòu ，wǒmen jìu méiyǒu liánxì le 。): "Since then, we have no contact."
• 从今以后，我不用再加班了。 (cóng jīn yǐhòu ，wǒ bùyòng zài jiābān le 。): "From now on, I don't have to work overtime anymore."
• 你是不是从我包里拿了一百块钱？ (nǐ shì bù shì cóng wǒ bāo lǐ ná le yībǎikuàiqián ？): "Did you take a hundred dollars from my bag?"

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