# 自从 (zìcóng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 自从 (zìcóng) means “since (a time); ever since”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: since (a time); ever since
- Pinyin: zìcóng (zi4 cong2)
- Traditional: 自從
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 自从来中国，我的汉语进步了很多。
  Zìcóng láidào Zhōngguó, wǒ de Hànyǔ jìnbùle hěn duō.
  Since coming to China, my Chinese has improved a lot.

## Characters

- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- [从](https://hanziro.com/word/cong-from/) (cóng): from; since

https://hanziro.com/word/zi-cong-since/

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