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从前

cóngqián
nounHSK 3

“Previously” in Chinese is 从前 (cóngqián).

Meaning

  • previously
  • formerly
  • once upon a time

Example

《Tom和Mary离开了。》《这是的从前的故事。》

"Tom and Mary have broken up." "That's ancient history."

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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