从小 cóngxiǎo from childhood
from childhood; from a young age
How to remember 从小: 从 from + 小 small = from childhood.
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How it is used
- Adverb 'from childhood / since one was little' - 他从小就喜欢音乐 (tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan yīnyuè) he's loved music since he was a kid.
- Sits before the verb as an adverb; contrast the noun phrase 小时候 (xiǎoshíhou, in one's childhood).
- Often paired with 就 to stress 'right from an early age'.
Example sentences
- 他从小就爱画画。 Tā cóngxiǎo jiù ài huà huà.He has loved drawing since childhood.