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离 — near to, far from, and time until
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Is your home far from school?
- A new classmate asks where you live. You want to say your home is close to the school.
- my home我家from离school学校很近。 — "My home is very close to the school."
A + from离 + B + near近/far远
- from离 compares the distance between two places: A from离 B 很近, A is close to B; A from离 B degree / adjective linker很far远, A is far from B.
- The first place is the topic, and the second is the reference point: hospital医院from离here这儿not不far远, the hospital is not far from here.
hospital医院from离here这儿not不far远。
Complete: “My home is very close to the school.” 我家____学校很近。
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离 links the two places when you describe their distance.
How far is it?
- Ask ……from离……far远(yes/no ?)吗？ — 你家from离school学校far远(yes/no ?)吗？, Is your home far from school?
- Give a distance with is有: my home我家from离school学校is有two两kilometres公里。 — "My home is two kilometres from the school."
my home我家from离school学校is有two两kilometres公里。
Build: “Is your home far from school?”
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Place + 离 + reference place + 远吗 asks about distance.
from离 with time
- from离 also measures time to an event: from离to take an exam考试furthermore还有三天。 — "There are three days left until the exam."
- The event comes after from离, and the remaining time follows furthermore还有.
离考试还有三天 means “There are three days left until the exam.”
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True. 离 + event + 还有 + time gives the time remaining.
Watch out
- from离 gives a distance, not a starting point. For a route, use from从……to / arrive到……: from从my home我家to / arrive到school学校want / will / need要十分钟.
- Do not put to be / is是 before the adjective: my home我家from离school学校很近, not my home我家from离school学校to be / is是near近.
You want to say how long the trip from home to school takes. Which fits?
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A route or journey uses 从……到……. 离 describes distance between two places, not a starting point.
Recap
- A from离 B + near近/far远 = A is near to / far from B. Give a figure with from离……is有 + distance.
- from离 + event + furthermore还有 + time = time left until an event. Routes use from从……to / arrive到…….
Describe where you live for a new friend. Say if your home is near or far from school and a shop, and how many days are left until the holiday. Close the examples. Say it, then write it in Chinese.
Compare meaning and word order with the model; your sentences need not copy it. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken version to comment on pronunciation.