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cóng qiáncong2 qian2
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 3freq #5,145t
释义Meanings
  1. 1.previously
  2. 2.formerly
  3. 3.once upon a time
汉字Characters
cóng
from, by, since, whence, through
radical: 人
decomp: ⿰人人
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
radical: 刂
decomp: ⿱⿱丷一刖
例句Examples
  • 她从前特别忙。
    tā cóngqián tèbié máng 。
    She used particularly busy.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 他们从前住这吗？
    tāmen cóngqián zhù zhèma ？
    They used to live here?
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 他和从前不一样。
    tā hé cóngqián bù yīyàng 。
    He is not the same as before.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 从前有个美丽的公主。
    cóngqián yǒuge měilì de gōngzhǔ 。
    There was once a beautiful princess.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 她从前会在星期天去看电影。
    tā cóngqián huì zài xīngqītiān qù kàn diànyǐng 。
    Her former would go to the movies on Sunday.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 这车子开起来不像从前那么好了。
    zhè chēzi kāi qǐlai buxiàng cóngqián nàme hào le 。
    This drove up like it used to be good.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 从前人们害怕未来。现在，是未来该害怕人们。
    cóngqián rénmen hàipà wèilái 。 xiànzài ， shì wèilái gāi hàipà rénmen 。
    People used to fear the future. Now, people are afraid of the future.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 从前文后理来推断一个字的意思。
    cóngqián wénhòuli lái tuīduàn yīgè zì de yìsi 。
    Front later processing to infer meaning of a word.
    HSK ≤ 7