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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A1 (est.) · 詞
從前 word · TOCFL A1 (est.)
從前 =
ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ · cóngqián
noun — the past, former times; adverb — formerly, once upon a time

字源 FORM — what the parts do

from (從來)cóng
before, earlier (以前)qián
從前,從來的從,以前的前。