自幼

zìyòu

adverb #46,041

Meanings

HSK 2

他自幼喜欢画画。

Tā zìyòu xǐhuan huàhuà.

He has loved drawing since he was a child.

HSK 5

这位钢琴家自幼跟着父亲学琴，十二岁就登台演出了。

Zhè wèi gāngqínjiā zìyòu gēn zhe fùqīn xué qín, shí'èr suì jiù dēngtái yǎnchū le.

This pianist learned piano from her father as a child and was performing on stage at twelve.

自幼 is the written counterpart of 从小 and typical of biographies: 自幼丧父 "lost his father as a child", 自幼习武 "trained in martial arts from childhood".

自 zì

幼 yòu