[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fHE9ZubFcpevQEEkfpKhQZ6O-tYnzsY_lWPUxcm2KNmU":3},{"success":4,"data":5},true,{"id":6,"group_id":7,"locale":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"level":11,"content":12,"seo_title":13,"seo_description":14,"cover_image_url":15,"is_published":4,"created_at":16,"updated_at":16,"type":17,"alternate_urls":18,"examples":19,"quizzes":33},48,"cb361da6-c9db-4dae-8f92-e72f942e382a","en","cong-yihou-chinese-grammar-since","How to Use 从...以后 (cóng...yǐhòu) to Say 'Since' in Chinese","HSK 3","## 1. Meaning and Usage\n\nThe grammatical structure **从...以后 (cóng... yǐhòu)** is used to express \"since,\" \"ever since,\" or \"from [a certain time\u002Fevent] onward.\" \n\n*   **从 (cóng)** means \"from.\"\n*   **以后 (yǐhòu)** means \"after\" or \"afterward.\"\n\nWhen combined, they frame a specific starting point in time (which can be a time word, a date, or an event) and indicate that a certain state, habit, or action began at that point and has continued up to the present (or up to the time being discussed). \n\n## 2. Formulas and Examples\n\n### Case 1: With a Specific Time Point\nUse this structure when the starting point is a specific calendar time, year, month, or day.\n\n$$从 + \\text{Time Point} + 以后，\\text{Subject} + \\text{Verb Phrase}$$\n\n> **从去年以后，他就不吃肉了。**\n> *Cóng qùnián yǐhòu, tā jiù bù chī ròu le.*\n> Ever since last year, he hasn't eaten meat.\n\n> **从上个月以后，他就没有来过学校。**\n> *Cóng shàng ge yuè yǐhòu, tā jiù méiyǒu láiguò xuéxiào.*\n> Since last month, he has not come to school.\n\n---\n\n### Case 2: With an Action or Event\nUse this structure when the starting point is defined by a specific occurrence, action, or life event (e.g., graduating, moving, getting married).\n\n$$从 + \\text{Event \u002F Verb Phrase} + 以后，\\text{Subject} + \\text{Verb Phrase}$$\n\n> **从大学毕业以后，她就在北京工作。**\n> *Cóng dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, tā jiù zài Běijīng gōngzuò.*\n> Ever since graduating from university, she has been working in Beijing.\n\n> **从搬到这里以后，我交了很多朋友。**\n> *Cóng bān dào zhèlǐ yǐhòu, wǒ jiāo le hěn duō péngyou.*\n> Since moving here, I have made many friends.\n\n---\n\n## 3. Essential HSK Tips & Common Mistakes\n\n### Mistake 1: Confusing \"从...以后\" (continuous state) with simple \"以后\" (sequential events)\nEnglish speakers often confuse \"since\" (从...以后) with \"after\" (以后 \u002F 之后). \n*   Use **从...以后** only when you are describing a *continuous state or ongoing habit* that started from that point.\n*   If you are simply describing a sequence of one-time events (\"After X happened, I did Y\"), do **NOT** use \"从\". Use only \"以后\" or \"之后\".\n\n*Incorrect:*\n> **从下课以后，我去商店买苹果。**\n> *Cóng xiàkè yǐhòu, wǒ qù shāngdiàn mǎi píngguǒ.*\n> (This is incorrect because buying apples is a one-time action, not a continuous state starting from class end.)\n\n*Correct:*\n> **下课以后，我去商店买苹果。**\n> *Xiàkè yǐhòu, wǒ qù shāngdiàn mǎi píngguǒ.*\n> After class, I went to the store to buy apples.\n\n---\n\n### Mistake 2: Forgetting to use \"一直\" (yīzhí) or \"就\" (jiù)\nIn Chinese, sentences starting with \"从...以后\" almost always require an adverb like **一直 (yīzhí - always\u002Fcontinuously)** or **就 (jiù - then\u002Fever since)** in the main clause to emphasize the continuity of the action. Leaving these out makes the sentence sound unnatural.\n\n> **从结婚以后，他们一直住在这里。**\n> *Cóng jiéhūn yǐhòu, tāmen yīzhí zhù zài zhèlǐ.*\n> Since getting married, they have lived here all along.\n\n---\n\n### HSK Exam Tip: The abbreviation \"从此以后\" (cóngcǐ yǐhòu)\nIn HSK level 3 and 4 reading sections, you will often see the four-character idiom **从此以后 (cóngcǐ yǐhòu)**. \n*   **此 (cǐ)** is a formal word for \"this\" or \"here.\"\n*   **从此以后** means \"from this [point] onward\" or \"from then on.\" It is used to transition between sentences when the starting event has already been mentioned in the previous sentence.\n\n> **从此以后，他每天都跑步。**\n> *Cóngcǐ yǐhòu, tā měitiān dōu pǎobù.*\n> From then on, he went running every day.","How to Use 从...以后 (cóng...yǐhòu) in Chinese Grammar","Learn how to use the Chinese grammar pattern 从...以后 (cóng...yǐhòu) to say 'since' or 'from then on' with easy-to-understand examples.",null,"2026-07-02T00:20:23.130Z","structure",{"en":9},[20,27],{"id":21,"topic_id":6,"source_type":22,"song_id":15,"chinese_sentence":23,"pinyin_sentence":24,"translation":25,"explanation":26,"created_at":16},107,"ai_standard","从大学毕业以后，我们再也没见过面。","Cóng dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, wǒmen zài yě méi jiàn guo miàn.","Since graduating from college, we have never met again.","'从' introduces the starting event '大学毕业' (graduating from college), and '以后' indicates the time period after that event, leading to the continuous state of not meeting.",{"id":28,"topic_id":6,"source_type":22,"song_id":15,"chinese_sentence":29,"pinyin_sentence":30,"translation":31,"explanation":32,"created_at":16},108,"从他买了车以后，上班就方便多了。","Cóng tā mǎile chē yǐhòu, shàngbān jiù fāngbiàn duō le.","Since he bought a car, commuting to work has become much more convenient.","'从...以后' frames the action of buying a car ('他买了车') as the turning point from which the ongoing state of a more convenient commute began.",[34,44,54],{"id":35,"topic_id":6,"question_text":36,"options":37,"correct_answer_index":42,"explanation_answer":43,"created_at":16},142,"根据句意，选出最合适的一组词填入括号中：\n【 】去年底退役【 】，这位运动员就转型做了一名青少年篮球教练，致力于培养下一代人才。",[38,39,40,41],"从……以后","从……以来","在……以前","往……以后",0,"Option A is correct. '从...以后' (cóng... yǐhòu) is used to establish a specific starting point in the past (his retirement late last year) from which a new continuous state or action began (working as a coach). Option B is incorrect because '从' is not paired with '以来' (the correct pairing would be '自\u002F自从...以来'). Option C ('在...以前' - before...) contradicts the logical timeline of the sentence, as he wouldn't transition to coaching before retiring. Option D is grammatically nonsensical.",{"id":45,"topic_id":6,"question_text":46,"options":47,"correct_answer_index":52,"explanation_answer":53,"created_at":16},143,"下列句子中，语序和结构完全正确的一项是：",[48,49,50,51],"他就从那次车祸以后，再也不敢开车了。","从那次车祸以后，他就再也不敢开车了。","从那次车祸就以后，他再也不敢开车了。","从那次车祸以后，就他再也不敢开车了。",1,"Option B is correct. In sentences utilizing '从...以后' to show a shift in behavior, the emphatic adverb '就' (jiù) must be placed after the entire temporal prepositional phrase ('从那次车祸以后') and immediately before the predicate verb phrase (or after the subject of the main clause: '他就...'). Placing '就' before '从' (Option A), inside the prepositional phrase (Option C), or before the subject '他' (Option D) violates Chinese syntax rules.",{"id":55,"topic_id":6,"question_text":56,"options":57,"correct_answer_index":62,"explanation_answer":63,"created_at":16},144,"下列句子中，哪一项错误地使用了“从……以后”这一结构？",[58,59,60,61],"自从那次大病一场以后，他就开始极其注重身体保养了。","从公司实行弹性工作制以后，大家的工作积极性明显提高了。","从我每天吃完晚饭以后，我都会去公园散步半小时。","从他去年出国留学以后，我们已经有一年多没见面了。",2,"Option C is the incorrect usage (and thus the correct answer). '从...以后' is reserved for significant, one-time historical turning points in the past that initiate a long-term or permanent state change. It cannot be used for routine, daily sequential actions (like eating dinner every day). For daily routines, one should simply use '...以后' without '从' (e.g., '我每天吃完晚饭以后，都会去...'). Options A, B, and D are all grammatically correct because they refer to major turning points (getting seriously ill, a company policy change, moving abroad) that initiated ongoing states."]