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从此以后 (cóng cǐ yǐ hòu) — from this moment on; henceforth

Definition

Written/emphatic 'from now on / henceforth' — marks a clear turning point after a specific past event. Pairs with 从此 to sound more formal; 以后 alone is neutral.

verb
from this moment onhenceforth

Examples

  • 从此以后，。
    cóng cǐ yǐ hòu, Wǒ yào gèng jiā nǔ lì xué xí.
    From now on, I will study even harder.
  • 从此以后，。
    cóng cǐ yǐ hòu, Tā men zài yě méi yǒu jiàn guò miàn.
    After that, they never saw each other again.
  • ，从此以后。
    Tā cí qù le gōng zuò, cóng cǐ yǐ hòu zhuān xīn xiě zuò.
    He quit his job and focused on writing from then on.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 從; 从 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
从
从cóng從cóng
Same sound today

The traditional form 從 pairs 辵 (walk) with 从, which gives the sound; the character was originally written 从.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape came from a drawing of a person carrying something; in 以, part of that person is still visible on the right.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

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