从前
cóng qián 2–2
previously; formerly; once upon a time
- Characters
- 2
- 从 · 前
- Syllables
- 2
- cóng qián
- Frequency
- Less common
- corpus count 5,145
Part of speech: t
Character by character
- 从cóng4 strokesHSK 1 traditional 從from, by, since, whence, through
- 前qián9 strokesHSK 1in front, forward; preceding
Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.
Words with the same characters
These words share at least one character with 从前. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.
- 从cóngHSK 1
from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer; assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- 前qiánHSK 1
front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 之前zhī qiánHSK 4
before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- 以前yǐ qiánHSK 2
before; formerly; previous; ago
- 目前mù qiánHSK 3
at the present time; currently
- 面前miàn qiánHSK 2
in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
- 从来cóng láiHSK 3
always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- 前面qián miànHSK 3
ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]
- 提前tí qiánHSK 3
to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
- 自从zì cóngHSK 3
since (a time); ever since
- 前往qián wǎngHSK 3
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 眼前yǎn qiánHSK 3
before one's eyes; now; at present
- 前进qián jìnHSK 3
to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
- 从未cóng wèiHSK 7
never
- 从事cóng shìHSK 3
to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
- 从此cóng cǐHSK 4
from now on; since then; henceforth
- 从没cóng méiHSK 6
never (in the past); never did
- 从而cóng érHSK 5
thus; thereby
- 向前xiàng qiánHSK 5
forward; onward
- 从不cóng bùHSK 6
never
- 前来qián láiHSK 6
to come (formal); before; previously
- 从小cóng xiǎoHSK 2
from childhood; from a young age
- 前提qián tíHSK 5
premise; precondition; prerequisite
- 前途qián túHSK 4
prospects; future outlook; journey