从前 / 從前
cóng qián
Meaning
- previously
- formerly · once upon a time
Example sentences
我从前和你一样穷。
我從前和你一樣窮。
wǒ cóng qián hé nǐ yī yàng qióng。
I used to be just as poor as you.
他们从前住这吗？
他們從前住這嗎？
tā men cóng qián zhù zhè ma？
Did they used to live here?
从前有个美丽的公主。
從前有個美麗的公主。
cóng qián yǒu gè měi lì de gōng zhǔ。
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess.