自从(zì cóng): since (a time)
since (a time)
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 自从 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
自从我认识她的时候，我就恨她。
zì cóng wǒ rèn shi tā de shí hòu wǒ jiù hèn tā
From the moment that I met her, I hated her.
自从他离开去法国，已经有两个月了。
zì cóng tā lí kāi qù fǎ guó yǐ jīng yǒu liǎng gè yuè le
Two months have passed since he left for France.
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