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从此 (cóng cǐ) — from then on; from now on; henceforth

Definition

从此 marks a clear turning point in time — 'from then on' or 'from now on' — used as an adverb to signal a new phase. 今后 focuses only on the future starting today; 之后 just means 'afterwards' without implying a new phase.

adverb
from then onfrom now onhenceforth

Examples

  • ，从此。
    Tā qù nián dà xué bì yè, cóng cǐ kāi shǐ gōng zuò.
    He graduated from university last year and started working from then on.
  • ，从此。
    Cóng jīn tiān qǐ, wǒ cóng cǐ nǔ lì xué xí hàn yǔ.
    From today on, I will study Chinese hard from now on.
  • ，从此。
    Tā men jié hūn yǐ hòu, cóng cǐ shēng huó dé hěn xìng fú.
    After they got married, they lived happily 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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