Read Edit View history 从前 cóngqián HSK3 formerly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 从前 (從前) cóngqián formerly time word previously; in the past 他从前比现在瘦。 tā cóngqián bǐ xiànzài shòu. He used to be thinner than he is now. once time word once upon a time; long ago in a narrative 从前，山里住着一位老和尚。 cóngqián, shānlǐ zhù zhe yī wèi lǎo héshang. Once upon a time, an old monk lived in the mountains. Frequency Movie subtitles 12.2 per million appears in 5% of films Written text 18.6 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
从前 (從前) cóngqián formerly time word previously; in the past 他从前比现在瘦。 tā cóngqián bǐ xiànzài shòu. He used to be thinner than he is now. once time word once upon a time; long ago in a narrative 从前，山里住着一位老和尚。 cóngqián, shānlǐ zhù zhe yī wèi lǎo héshang. Once upon a time, an old monk lived in the mountains. Frequency Movie subtitles 12.2 per million appears in 5% of films Written text 18.6 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)