Did they live here?
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从前
Traditional: 從前
cóng qián
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cóng qián · cung4 cin4 (Jyutping)
- previously
- formerly
- once upon a time
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
He is different from what he used to be.
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