从前
Simplified word
從前
Traditional word
从前 English definition
cóng qián
- previously
- formerly
- once upon a time
cóng qián
- previously
- formerly
- once upon a time
HSK level
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- 从 (cóng): from; via; passing through; through (a gap); past; ever (followed by negative, meaning never); (formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱|纵) to follow; to comply with; to obey; to join; to engage in; adopting some mode of action or attitude; follower; retainer; accessory; accomplice; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor;
- 前 (qián): ahead; front; forward; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly;