从小

從小

cóngxiǎo

adverb HSK 2 #5,173

Meanings

1 from childhood
2 since one was young

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他从小就喜欢画画。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan huàhuà.

He has liked drawing since childhood.

HSK 2

我从小在北京长大。

Wǒ cóngxiǎo zài Běijīng zhǎngdà.

I grew up in Beijing from a young age.

HSK 4

她从小学习钢琴。

Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí gāngqín.

She has been learning piano since childhood.

Tips

grammar

从小就…… is a very common pattern: 'since childhood, (subject) has always...'

Stroke Order

从 cóng

小 xiǎo