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从前

cóng qián · cong qian

Traditional 從前

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从(cóng)前(qián)有(yǒu)个(gè)侏(zhū)儒(rú)住(zhù)在(zài)森(sēn)林(lín)里(lǐ)。

Once upon a time there was a dwarf that lived in the forest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by kate15 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

我(wǒ)无(wú)意(yì)间(jiān)找(zhǎo)到(dào)从(cóng)前(qián)弄(nòng)丢(diū)的(de)相(xiàng)机(jī)。

I happened to find the camera I'd lost.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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from; through; via; (bound form) to follow

front; forward

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