Chinese

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! ! !to rise; to raise; to get up |- !trad. (從……起) | 從 | … | … | 起 |- !simp. (从……起) | 从 | … | … | 起 |}

Preposition

從……起

1. from ... on; from; starting; starting from

   從今天起他就成爲總經理了

   Cóng jīntiān qǐ tā jiù chéngwéi zǒngjīnglǐ le

   He became the general manager from today on

Usage notes

• a common sentence pattern

See also

• (Min Nan) 對……起 (tùi...khí or ùi...khí)