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自从
zì cóng
since, ever since

HSK 5Legendary

What does 自从 mean?

自从 (pinyin: zì cóng) means since, ever since. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 自从

Ever since he arrived, everything has changed.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing · Every HSK 1–4 word containing

The characters of 自从

component character
cóngfrom (HSK 2)

Related HSK 5 words

娱乐yú lèentertainment
尽量jǐn liàngas much as possible
píngbased on, by virtue of
命运mìng yùnfate, destiny
思考sī kǎoto think, reflect
权力quán lìpower, authority
病毒bìng dúvirus
良好liáng hǎogood, favorable

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