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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 从前
[cóngqián]
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1.
名
泛指过去的时候
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从前的事情
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身体已不如从前
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2.
参见"以前"的提示。
Examples
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想想从前怎样,再看看现在怎样
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think of the past and look at the present
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他们的生活大不如从前了,现在只能出典一些土地来维持生活。
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They live a much worse life than before. Now they can only support themselves by mortgaging some land.
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他不敢像从前那样霸气了。
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从前很多生产队的分值低得可怜。
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身体已不如从前
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关于彗星的知识,人们比从前知道得多了
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这个地方从前不但没有中学,甚至连小学都很少。
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Collocations
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从前的事情
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story happened before
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从前的规定
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former regulation
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回到从前
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back to before
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