HSK 5 · Time

从此 cóngcǐ “from now on” in Chinese

Traditional 從此

What 从此 means

  1. from now on
  2. since then
  3. henceforth

How to say 从此

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale从cóng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale此cǐ3rd tone, dipping

从此 in a sentence

  1. 她从此就留在国外了。

    Tā cóngcǐ jiù liú zài guówài le.

    She has stayed abroad ever since.

    Sentence #776329 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 从此以后我自由了。

    Cóngcǐ yǐhòu wǒ zìyóu le.

    From now on, I’m free.

    Sentence #878399 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 从此，咖啡的价格翻倍。

    Cóngcǐ, kāfēi de jiàgé fānbèi.

    From then on, the price of coffee doubled.

    Sentence #13321256 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 从此 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 从 (cóng) with each of its parts in a different colour
从cóngfrom; through; via
  • 人person · rén
  • 人person · rén

Memory aidOne person 人 following another 人: to follow, from.

The character 此 (cǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
此cǐthis; these
  • 止stop · zhǐSound part
  • 匕spoon · bǐMeaning part

匕 hints at the meaning (spoon); 止 (zhǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with cǐ.

How to write 从此

从 4 strokes · 此 6 strokes

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从此 (cóngcǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 从此 (cóngcǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 从此

Words with 从

从cóng · from从小cóngxiǎo · from childhood从来cónglái · always从前cóngqián · previously从事cóngshì · to engage in从而cóng'ér · thus自从zìcóng · since (a time)服从fúcóng · to obey从容cóngróng · calm

Words with 此

此cǐ · this因此yīncǐ · thus彼此bǐcǐ · each other此外cǐwài · besides岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐ · outrageous

More words: Time & Sequence

傍晚bàngwǎn · dusk曾经céngjīng · once迟早chízǎo · sooner or later除夕Chúxī · lunar New Year’s Eve从前cóngqián · previously公元gōngyuán · CE (Common Era)古代gǔdài · ancient times国庆节Guóqìngjié · PRC National Day (October 1st)

FAQs

从此 (cóngcǐ) means “from now on” or “since then”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it cóngcǐ: cóng with a 2nd tone, then cǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 从此 is written 從此. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type congci with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 从此 from the suggestions. Typing congci into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
从此 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.