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- 自从 means "ever since" in English, and is used to express the starting point of an action in the past. It can be followed by phrases using the markers 起 and [[After a specific time|以后]]
- ==Structure==
- <div class="jiegou">
- 自从 + [Starting Point]
- </div>
- ==Examples==
- <div class="liju">
- * <em>自从</em> 来 到 湖南，我 越 来 越 能 吃 辣 了。<span class="trans">Ever since arriving in Hunan, I've been more and more able to eat spicy food.</span>
- * <em>自从</em> 金融 危机 爆发，就业 市场 变 得 越 来 越 不 景气 了。<span class="trans">Ever since the economic crisis, the job market has been growing less and less.</span>
- * <em>自从</em> 他 跟 我 分手 后，他 就 没有 联系 过 我。<span class="trans">Ever since he broke up with me, he hasn't contacted me.</span>
- </div>
- In the above examples, 从 can be used interchangeably with 自从. The main difference is that 从 can also be used to state starting points in the future, a little like "from" in English. 自从 cannot be used in this way.
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li class="o"> <em>从</em> 明天 开始，我 要 认真 看 书。<span class="trans">Starting from tomorrow, I'm going to study seriously.</span> </li>
- <li class="x"> <em>自从</em> 明天 开始，我 要 认真 看 书。</li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- Note that 从 can be used to denote [["From… To…" with "cong… dao…"|starting points in place and time]], whereas 自从 can only be used to express starting points in time.
- ==See also==
- *[[From… to…]]
- *[[Saying "ever since" with "yilai"]]
- == Sources and further reading ==
- === Books ===
- * [[Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) ]] (pp. 218) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075308/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075308 →buy]
- [[Category: B2 grammar points]]
- {{Basic Grammar|自从|B2|(自)从⋯⋯|<em>自从</em> 来 了 上海 ， 他 就 习惯 了 繁忙 的 生活 。|grammar point|ASGLI7GW}}
- {{Rel char|从}}
- {{Rel char|起}}
- {{Rel char|以后}}
- {{Similar|"From… To…" with "cong… dao…"}}
- {{Similar|Saying "Ever Since" with "yilai"}}
- {{Similar|Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"}}
- {{Used for|Sequencing events in time}}
- {{Used for|Referring to the past}}
- {{Translation|since}}
- {{POS|Prepositions}}
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