B2 · Grammar reference
Expressing "from" with "cong... zhong"
从……中 (cóng... zhōng) is another way to express "from," and differs from the similar 从……到 (cóng... dào) which expresses "from" in relation to time and place. 从……中 tells a source of information, and then tells what knowledge, information, or experience was gained from it.
- Keywords
- 从 · 中 · from
- Used for
- Expressing from · Explaining
- Classification
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Examples (7)
从老房子中我们找出来很多九十年代的东西。
从电话中我听出他不是很开心。
丽丽从微信中发现了她丈夫和别的女人聊天。
我从文章中找到一个错误。
我从这次旅行中学习了很多道理。
从这杯水中你能看到什么？
从这次的比赛中我收获了友谊。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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