从此

從此

cóngcǐ

adverb HSK 4 #4,496

Meanings

1 from now on
2 since then
3 henceforth

Characters

Examples

从此以后，他再也没有迟到过。

Cóngcǐ yǐhòu, tā zàiyě méiyǒu chídào guò.

From then on, he was never late again.

他们从此成了好朋友。

Tāmen cóngcǐ chéng le hǎo péngyou.

They became good friends from that point on.

从此，我下定了决心。

Cóngcǐ, wǒ xià dìng le juéxīn.

From that moment, I made up my mind.

Tips

usage

从此 is more literary/written than 从那以后 (cóng nà yǐhòu). It's common in stories and narratives, similar to fairy tale endings: 从此过上了幸福的生活 (lived happily ever after).

Stroke Order

从 cóng

此 cǐ