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从前

cóngqián

Traditional: 從前

previously

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Meaning of 从前 in English

cóngqiánHSK 5nounSyllabus #2202
  1. previously
  2. formerly
  3. once upon a time

Example sentences

  1. 从前有个美丽的公主。
    cóng qián yǒu gè měi lì de gōng zhǔ。
    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess.
    Tatoeba #343967 by fucongcong · #1156507 by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

从 on its own →
cóng · from; through; via

HSK words with 从

从HSK 2从小HSK 2从此HSK 4从来HSK 4从中HSK 4从不HSK 5从而HSK 5从事HSK 5自从HSK 5从未HSK 6
前 on its own →
qián · front

HSK words with 前

前HSK 1前面HSK 2面前HSK 3前年HSK 3前天HSK 3以前HSK 3目前HSK 4前方HSK 4前后HSK 4提前HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences