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The Chinese word congqian - 从前 - cóngqián
(formerly in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
cóngqián
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English translations
formerly,
once upon a time, some time ago, at one time, in past days
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从前 ( congqian / cóngqián ) in traditional characters
從前
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since | ago
从前 ( congqian / cóngqián ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 563)
从前 ( congqian / cóngqián ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 563)
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