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CHINESE WORD

cóng qián

从前

formerly

HSK 3
Numbered pinyin
cong2 qian2
English meanings
previously, formerly, once upon a time

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    cóngqián从前yǒu有gè个cūn村zi子。

    Once there was a village.

  2. 02

    cóngqián从前zhèlǐ这里hěn很ānjìng安静。

    It was quiet here before.

  3. 03

    cóngqián从前de的shì事。

    Things of the past.

  4. 04

    hé和cóngqián从前bùtóng不同。

    Different from before.

  5. 05

    tā他jiǎng讲cóngqián从前de的shì事。

    He tells of the past.

  6. 06

    cóngqián从前de的shēnghuó生活hěn很kǔ苦。

    Life was hard in the past.

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