Chinese word · Mandarin
从前
cóngqiánIn English: once upon a time; in the past
Example sentences
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从前，小徐和小朱是好朋友。
cóng qián, xiǎo xú hé xiǎo zhū shì hǎo péng yǒu.
Once upon a time, Xiao Xu and Xiao Zhu were good friends.
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从前，晓丽每天都去公园散步。
cóng qián, xiǎo lì měi tiān dōu qù gōng yuán sàn bù.
Once upon a time, Xiao Li went to the park for a walk every day.
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从前，思雨很喜欢画画。
cóng qián, sī yǔ hěn xǐ huān huà huà.
Once upon a time, Si Yu loved to draw.
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从前，瑞华和小张一起学习中文，他们的进步很快。
cóng qián, ruì huá hé xiǎo zhāng yī qǐ xué xí zhōng wén, tā men de jìn bù hěn kuài.
Once upon a time, Rui Hua and Xiao Zhang studied Chinese together, and they made rapid progress.
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从前，虽然小徐和思雨住在不同的城市，但他们依然保持联系，分享彼此的生活。
cóng qián, suī rán xiǎo xú hé sī yǔ zhù zài bù tóng de chéng shì, dàn tā men yī rán bǎo chí lián xì, fēn xiǎng bǐ cǐ de shēng huó.
Once upon a time, although Xiao Xu and Si Yu lived in different cities, they still kept in touch and shared their lives with each other.
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