HSK 5 HSK V3
Correct

从前

/ cóng qián  /
Strokes

Collocation

1
回到从前
2
就像从前一样
3
从前的事
4
从前的生活
5
从前的遭遇

Definition

从前 is a Noun, which means[ before; formerly; in the past ].

 

Example

As a Noun.
1
Cóngqián
从前
  
,
yǒu
zhèyàng
这样
shì
故事
  

Once upon a time, there was such a story.

2
Zhège
这个
fāng
地方
cóngqián
从前
shì
kuài
huāng
荒地
  
,
xiànzài
现在
biànchéng
变成
le
měi
美丽
de
gōngyuán
公园
  

The place used to be a wasteland has now become a beautiful park.

3
ma
妈妈
zǒng
ài
gěi
jiǎng
cóngqián
从前
de
shìqing
事情
  

My mother always liked to tell me about the past.