从此

cóng cǐ

HSK 4

Meaning

from now on
since then

Definition

从那时起；从那个时间点开始。

From then on; from that point in time.

Usage

用于表示从某个特定时间或事件之后，情况发生了变化或持续。

Used to indicate that something has changed or continued from a specific time or event onward.

Examples

1 自从那天之后，他从此再也没有迟到过。 (Since that day, he has never been late from then on.)
2 他们从此过上了幸福的生活。 (They lived happily ever after from then on.)
3 这次事故让他从此对开车产生了恐惧。 (This accident made him afraid of driving from then on.)
4 她从此改掉了熬夜的坏习惯。 (She got rid of the bad habit of staying up late from then on.)
5 我们从此成为了好朋友。 (We became good friends from then on.)

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