Note that 自 sometimes replaces 从 in more formal situations.
他每天从早忙到晚，很少休息。
Tā měi tiān cóng zǎo máng dào wǎn ，hěn shǎo xiū xī 。
Every day, he is busy from morning until night; he rarely takes a break.
这个电影从两点演到五点，真太长了。
Zhè gè diàn yǐng cóng liǎng diǎn yǎn dào wǔ diǎn ，zhēn tài zhǎng le 。
This movie runs from 2 o’clock until 5 o’clock; it’s really too long.
小王跟小李从小(= 自小)一起长大。
Xiǎo wáng gēn xiǎo lǐ cóng xiǎo (= zì xiǎo )yī qǐ zhǎng dà 。
Xiao Wang and Xiao Li grew up together since childhood.
[1] Yip, P. C., Rimmington, D., Xiaoming, Z., & Henson, R. (2009). Basic Chinese: a grammar and workbook. Taylor & Francis.
