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Expressing "ever since" with 自从

Use 自从 to mark the starting point of an action or situation that continues to the present. The clause after the comma often describes a resulting change or ongoing state, commonly with 越来越 or 再也没有.

Struttura

自从 + [Starting Point] ，…

Esempi

  • 自从来到湖南，我越来越能吃辣了。
    Zì cóng lái dào hú nán, wǒ yuè lái yuè néng chī là le.
    Ever since arriving in Hunan I've been more and more able to eat spicy food.
  • 自从金融危机爆发，就业市场越来越不景气了。
    Zì cóng jīn róng wēi jī bào fā, jiù yè shì chǎng yuè lái yuè bù jǐng qì le.
    Ever since the economic crisis hit the job market has gotten worse and worse.
  • 自从吵完架，两个人再也没有说过话。
    Zì cóng chǎo wán jià, liǎng gè rén zài yě méi yǒu shuō guò huà.
    Since their fight the two of them haven't spoken at all.

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