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from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried |
front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward |
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從
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前
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从
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前
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Pronunciation
Noun
從前
- the past; past times; former times
誠偽是品性，卻又是態度。從前論人誠偽，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, trad.]
诚伪是品性，却又是态度。从前论人诚伪，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》
- Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán.
- Sincerity and hypocrisy make up our moral character, but they also inform our attitude. In the past, when talking of sincerity and hypocrisy, discussions centred mostly on moral character.
Synonyms
- 以往 (yǐwǎng)
- 前時／前时 (qiánshí) (literary)
- 原來／原来 (yuánlái)
- 向時／向时 (xiàngshí)
- 向時仔／向时仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 夙昔 (sùxī) (literary)
- 已往 (yǐwǎng)
- 平昔 (píngxī) (literary)
- 往前 (wǎngqián)
- 往常 (wǎngcháng)
- 往日 (wǎngrì) (literary)
- 往昔 (wǎngxī) (literary)
- 往時／往时 (wǎngshí)
- 往時仔／往时仔 (Min Nan)
- 既往 (jìwǎng)
- 日前 (rìqián) (literary)
- 日者 (rìzhě) (literary)
- 早日 (zǎorì)
- 昔年 (xīnián) (literary)
- 昔日 (xīrì) (literary)
- 昔者 (xīzhě) (literary)
- 曩昔 (nǎngxī) (literary)
- 異日／异日 (yìrì) (literary)
- 當年／当年
- 疇昔／畴昔 (chóuxī) (literary)
- 素日 (sùrì) (literary)
- 老底子 (lǎodǐzi) (dialectal)
- 舊𫢗時／旧𫢗时 (gu7 diang1 si5) (Teochew)
- 舊底／旧底 (gau6 dai2) (Cantonese, Min Nan)
- 舊時／旧时 (jiùshí)
- 舊陣時／旧阵时 (Cantonese)
- 過去／过去 (guòqù)
- 過往／过往 (guòwǎng)
- 上早 (Hakka)
- 以前 (yǐqián)
- 先前 (xiānqián)
- 先行 (xiānxíng) (literary)
- 其先 (qíxiān) (literary)
- 前往 (qiánwǎng) (literary)
- 原在 (Hakka)
- 古者 (gǔzhě) (archaic)
- 向來／向来 (xiànglái) (archaic)
- 嘗／尝 (cháng) (literary, or used in compounds)
- 在前 (zàiqián)
- 家先 (Hakka)
- 往擺／往摆 (Hakka, Hokkien)
- 往擺仔／往摆仔 (Hokkien)
- 往者 (wǎngzhě) (literary)
- 往過／往过 (Hokkien)
- 往過仔／往过仔 (Hokkien)
- 早先 (zǎoxiān)
- 早年所 (Hokkien)
- 早時／早时 (Hokkien)
- 昔日 (xīrì) (literary)
- 昔時／昔时 (xīshí) (literary)
- 曾
- 曾經／曾经 (céngjīng)
- 當初／当初 (dāngchū)
- 舊擺／旧摆 (Singapore Hokkien)
- 舊早／旧早 (Singapore Hokkien)
- 過前／过前 (Hainanese)