从小 (cóngxiǎo) means From childhood. Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 从小 就学功夫。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xué gōngfu.
He has studied kung fu since he was small.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 功夫
他 从小 学习武术。
Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí wǔshù.
He has studied martial arts since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 武术
他 从小 就练田径。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liàn tiánjìng.
He has trained in athletics since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 田径
她 从小 学习舞蹈。
Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí wǔdǎo.
She has studied dance since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 舞蹈
他 从小 就喜欢美术。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan měishù.
He has loved art since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 美术
要 从小 培养好习惯。
Yào cóngxiǎo péiyǎng hǎo xíguàn.
Good habits should be cultivated from childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 培养
她 从小 就热爱音乐。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù rè'ài yīnyuè.
She has loved music since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 热爱
他 从小 就练习使剑。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liànxí shǐ jiàn.
He has practised swordsmanship since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 剑
他 从小 就爱看漫画。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù ài kàn mànhuà.
He has loved reading comics since he was small.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 漫画
他 从小 就练习书法。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liànxí shūfǎ.
He has practised calligraphy since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 书法
他 从小 就爱听相声。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù ài tīng xiàngsheng.
He has loved listening to crosstalk since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 相声
他 从小 就依靠自己。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yīkào zìjǐ.
He has relied on himself since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依靠
他 从小 对艺术感兴趣。
Tā cóng xiǎo duì yìshù gǎn xìngqù.
He has been interested in art since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 艺术
他 从小 就对科学感兴趣。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù duì kēxué gǎn xìngqù.
He has been interested in science since he was small.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 科学
他 从小 就爱看武侠小说。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù ài kàn wǔxiá xiǎoshuō.
He has loved martial-arts novels since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 武侠
他 从小 受到艺术的熏陶。
Tā cóngxiǎo shòudào yìshù de xūntáo.
He was steeped in art from an early age.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 熏陶
他 从小 就崇拜这位科学家。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù chóngbài zhè wèi kēxuéjiā.
He has admired this scientist since he was a child.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 崇拜
他 从小 就梦想成为航天员。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù mèngxiǎng chéngwéi hángtiānyuán.
He has dreamed of being an astronaut since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 航天
他 从小 就对宇宙充满好奇。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì yǔzhòu chōngmǎn hàoqí.
He has been curious about the universe since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 宇宙
他 从小 就敢于反抗不公平的事。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù gǎnyú fǎnkàng bù gōngpíng de shì.
From childhood he dared to stand up against unfairness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反抗
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From the graded readers
我 从小 就喜欢画画，可是上大学的时候选了别的专业。
wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan huà huà, kěshì shàng dàxué de / dì shíhou xuǎn le / liǎo / liào biéde zhuānyè.
I'd loved drawing since I was small, but at university I chose a different subject.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
Questions about 从小
How is 从小 used in a sentence?
This page shows 21 sentences using 从小 (cóngxiǎo, "From childhood"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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