从前
Pinyin: cóngqián
previously; formerly; once upon a time
Example sentence
我们再也不能一起回到从前了。
Wǒmen zàiyě bù néng yīqǐ huídào cóngqián le.
We will never be able to return to the way things were in the past.
What 从前 means
从前 (cóngqián) is a Chinese word meaning “previously; formerly; once upon a time”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.
More HSK 5 words
HSK 5
哎
āi
hey!
哎呀
āiyā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
唉
ài
alas; oh dear
爱护
àihù
to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
安
ān
(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; to install; to fix; to fit
安全带
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seat belt; safety belt
安慰
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to comfort; to console
安装
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to install; to erect; to fix; to mount
暗
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dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant
熬夜
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to stay up late or all night
把握
bǎwò
to grasp (also fig.); assurance; to seize; to hold
白
bái
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])