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从前 /cóngqián/ meaning in English

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从前 /cóngqián/ preposition

back in the day(in the distant past)
preposition

in the past(at a past time)
preposition

从前 /cóngqián/ adverb

once upon a time(traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales)
adverb
[UK: wʌns ə.ˈpɒn ə ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈwəns ə.ˈpɑːn ə ˈtaɪm]