自从 zìcóng▶ Desde; ya que

Stroke order

自从 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

• 自 — 6 strokes
• 从 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. since (a time)
2. ever since

Related words

• 亲自personalmente
• 从事Estar involucrado en; dedicarse a
• 从前antes
• 从此desde entonces
• 从而así
• 各自Cada

自从 is pronounced zìcóng and means “Desde; ya que”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 自从 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.