How to write 从
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HSK level
HSK 2从 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 2. An elementary band: common words for simple everyday exchanges.
从 in a sentence
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我 从 美 国 来 。I come from America.
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从 这 里 到 学 校 很 近 。It is close from here to school.
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他 从 包 里 拿 出 一 本 书 。He took a book out from his bag.
从 vs 离 vs 自
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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离 lí away from
States distance between things — 我家离学校很远 'my home is far from school'. 从 marks a starting point for motion or time.
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自 zì from (written)
Literary 'from' — 自古以来 'since ancient times'. 从 is the spoken standard.