他们从地下室到阁楼都打扫了。

They cleaned everything, from the basement to the attic.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他们 tāmen they; them
=2 从 cóng variant of 从 cóng
=2 从 Cóng surname Cong
=2 从 cóng
  1. from; through; via
  2. (bound form) to follow
  3. (bound form) to obey
  4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  5. (used before a negative) ever
  6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
3 地下室 dìxiàshì
  1. basement
  2. cellar
4 到 dào
  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
5 阁楼 gélóu
  1. garret
  2. loft
  3. attic
=6 都 Dū surname Du
=6 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=6 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
7 打扫 dǎsǎo
  1. to clean
  2. to sweep
=8 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=8 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=8 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=8 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào