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从前

cóng qiánㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: TÒNG TIỀN

Traditional: 從前

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 1

Meaning(time word)

previously; formerly; once upon a time

Examples

  • 从前有一座山，山上有一座庙。

    cóng qián yǒu yí zuò shān, shān shàng yǒu yí zuò miào.

    Once upon a time there was a mountain, and on it a temple.

  • 他比从前胖多了。

    tā bǐ cóng qián pàng duō le.

    He's much heavier than he used to be.

  • 这里从前是一片农田。

    zhè lǐ cóng qián shì yí piàn nóng tián.

    This used to be farmland.

Easily confused

  • 以前 — 以前 can follow a phrase (吃饭以前); 从前 stands alone and refers to a more distant past.

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Stroke order

TÒNG · 4 strokes

variant of 从

TIỀN · 9 strokes

front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly

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