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Expressing 'from then on' with 从此 (cóngcǐ)
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Time Expressions
Structure
从此 + Verb/Clause
Explanation
The adverb 从此 (cóngcǐ) means 'from then on' or 'since then,' indicating that something changed permanently starting from a particular point in time. It is placed before the verb or adjective to mark the beginning of a new, lasting state or situation.
Examples
她离开家乡后，从此再也没有回去过。
Tā líkāi jiāxiāng hòu, cóngcǐ zài yě méiyǒu huíqù guò.
After she left her hometown, she never went back.
那次失败之后，他从此变得更加努力了。
Nà cì shībài zhīhòu, tā cóngcǐ biàn de gèngjiā nǔlì le.
After that failure, he became even more hardworking from then on.
我们从此成了最好的朋友。
Wǒmen cóngcǐ chéng le zuì hǎo de péngyǒu.
From then on, we became the best of friends.