自从 meaning and pronunciation

自从
Simplified word
自從
Traditional word

自从 English definition

zì cóng
  • since (a time)
  • ever since

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  • 自 (zì): self; oneself; since; from
  • 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;