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自从

自从 zìcóng

自从 zìcóng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 自从 zìcóng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zìcóng | zi4 cong2
English translation
since (a time)
ever since

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Traditional form

自從

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí
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Etymology of 自从 zìcóng

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Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a nose. Original form of (nose). In China, when people point to themselves, they typically point to their nose.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

6
Cóng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of one person following another.

Positional decomposition

人人 rén rén

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 自从 zìcóng

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自从 zìcóng 安东尼奥 huàn le 工作 gōngzuò Hòu ,一直 yīzhí hěn 成功 Chénggōng .

Antonio has been riding high ever since he changed his job.

自从 zìcóng 去年 qùnián 以来 yǐlái ,那部小说 xiǎoshuō yòu Yìn le shí .

Another hundred thousand copies of the novel have been struck off since last year.

金旺自从 zìcóng pèng le 小芹 de 钉子 dīng zi 以后 yǐ hòu , měi fēn 怀恨 huái hèn , 总想设法 shè fǎ 报一报仇 bàochóu .

Ever since Qin rebuffed him, Wang longed for revenge.

自从 zìcóng le 伦敦 Lún dūn , Guò le 四年.

Four years have elapsed since he went to London.

自从 zìcóng 节制 jiézhì 饮食 yǐnshí 以来 yǐlái 已经 yǐjīng shòu le 不少 bù shǎo .

He's thinned down a lot since he went on a diet.

自从 zìcóng Decomposition

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自从 zìcóng Compounds

See all 181 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 自从 zìcóng in their composition.

    • shǒu
    • Xià
    • chòu
      • xiù , qiǔ , xiù , , chòu , ,
    • jiá
    • niè
      • niè , niè , niè , , , , jiǎo , ,
      • ,
      • biān , ,
    • zán , biě , , , , biě , , , , , ,
  • Cóng
      • shì
        • shì , shì ,
      • , , , , , , ,
      • cuì
      • zuì , suì , cuì , cuì , cuì , cuì , , cuì , cuì , cuì , , zuó , zuì , zuó , cuì , suì , cuì , suì , suì , , , , , , , , , , ,
    • lái
        • Tái
      • lài , lái , lái , , Lái , lái , lái , , , , , lái , , , jiā , lái , xiá , , , lài , , , , , jiá , lái , , lài , , , , , ,
    • jiā
        • qiáng , , , qiáng , , , , qiáng , , , , qiáng
      • mài
        • , miàn , miàn , pào , , , móu , , , , , , , , , , miàn , ,
      • xiá , xié , jiá , , , xiá , xiá , , , jiá , , , jiá , jiá ,
    • xiān
      • chèn , xiān ,
    • zòng , cōng , zòng , cōng
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