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自从 (zì cóng) – since (a time)

zì cóng

since (a time)

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 自從2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1since (a time)
  2. 2ever since

Simplified & traditional

自从

Simplified

自從

Traditional

Example sentences

See 自从 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 自从我认识她的时候，我就恨她。

    zì cóng wǒ rèn shi tā de shí hòu ， wǒ jiù hèn tā 。

    From the moment that I met her, I hated her.

  • 汤姆自从2003年就住在这里。

    tāng mǔ zì cóng 2003 nián jiù zhù zài zhè lǐ 。

    Tom has lived here since 2003.

Related words

从

cóng

variant of 从

自

zì

self

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

从来

cóng lái

always

自然

zì rán

nature

从此

cóng cǐ

from now on

从而

cóng ér

thus

从前

cóng qián

previously

从事

cóng shì

to go for

服从

fú cóng

to obey (an order)

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

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