“From”: cóng 从 . . . dào 到 vs. lí 离 To say f - Cchatty

“From”: cóng 从 . . . dào 到 vs. lí 离

To say from one place to another or from one time to another, use cóng 从 . . . dào 到 :

from America to China
cóng Měiguó dào Zhōngguó
从美国到中国

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cóng shàngwǔ jiǔdiǎn zhōng dào xiàwǔ wǔdiǎn zhōng.
从上午九点钟到下午五点钟

BUT, when talking about the distance between two places, “from” is lí 离：

The movie theater isn’t far from the college.
Diànyǐngyuàn lí dàxué bùyuǎn.
电影院离大学不远。

Beijing is 8,000 miles from Chicago.
Běijīng lí Zhījiāgē yǒu bāqiān yīnglǐ.
北京离芝加哥有八千英里。

THEREFORE:
My home is close to McDonald’s.
Wǒ jiā lí Màidāngláo hěn jìn.
我家离麦当劳很近。

My home is far from McDonald’s.
Wǒ jiā lí Màidāngláo hěn yuǎn.
我家离麦当劳很远。

BUT:
I drive from home to McDonald’s.
Wǒ kāichē cóng wǒ jiā dào Màidāngláo qù.
我开车从我家到麦当劳去。