从
前

Previously in Chinese: 从前 (cóng qián)

cóng qián

previously

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 從前2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1previously
  2. 2formerly
  3. 3once upon a time

Stroke order

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从
前

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄨㄥˊ

cóng

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

从前

Simplified

從前

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 从前有个美丽的公主。

    cóng qián yǒu gè měi lì de gōng zhǔ。

    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess.

  • 他不像从前那样精力充沛了。

    tā bú xiàng cóng qián nà yàng jīng lì chōng pèi le。

    He isn't as energetic as he once was.

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Related words

从

cóng

from

前

qián

front

前面

qián miàn

ahead

以前

yǐ qián

before

从来

cóng lái

always

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

从此

cóng cǐ

from now on

从而

cóng ér

thus

从事

cóng shì

to go for

服从

fú cóng

to obey (an order)

目前

mù qián

at the present time

前途

qián tú

prospects

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