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- 从小
从小
cóng xiǎo
Meaning
- from childhood; from a young age
Definition
从幼年时候起。
from childhood; since one was young.
Usage
用于表示某个习惯、特征或状态自童年时期开始并持续至今。常与表示习惯或状态的动词连用。
Used to indicate that a habit, trait, or state has existed since childhood and persists to the present. Often used with verbs indicating habits or states.
Examples
- 1 我从小喜欢画画。（I have liked drawing since I was a child.）
- 2 她从小学习钢琴。（She has been learning the piano since childhood.）
- 3 他从小就很乖巧。（He has been a well-behaved child since young.）
- 4 我们从小一起长大。（We grew up together since childhood.）
- 5 这片森林从小就是我的乐园。（This forest has been my paradise since childhood.）
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