从此

• 拼音: cóng cǐ
• 汉字拆解: 从 = simplified form of 從, depicting one person following another; 此 = 止 (stop) + 匕 (person)

含义

From then on; since then; henceforth. An adverb marking a turning point after which things changed.

Used to indicate that something changed permanently from a specific point in time. Often appears in narratives to mark a significant shift. Common in storytelling, personal accounts, and historical descriptions. More literary than 从那以后.

例句

1. 他去了北京上大学，从此就很少回老家了。
2. 那次失败让她学到了很多，从此变得更加努力。
3. 两个人因为误会吵了一架，从此再也没有联系过。

用法指南

语境: narrative, everyday, writing

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 从此以后，他每天都坚持跑步。(From then on, he ran every day without fail.)
• 她从此爱上了音乐。(From that point on, she fell in love with music.)

错误说法

• 用从此来描述还没有发生的事情 (Don't use 从此 for things that haven't happened yet — it marks a past turning point; use 从现在起 for future resolutions)

起源与历史

从 (from) + 此 (this) — literally 'from this point,' indicating a temporal marker after which a new state begins.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal