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自今已往 — “From now on”

自今已往 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “from now on”. Henceforth; from this time forward. Literally, “from now going forward”.

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自今已往 Pronunciation and Pinyin

自今已往 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
自
zì6from, self, naturally
今
jīn4now; present
已
yǐ3already finished
往
wǎng8go towards

Example Sentence with 自今已往

自今已往,我将更加努力学习,争取取得更好的成绩。
From now on, I will study even harder, striving for better grades.

Idioms Related to 自今已往

Synonyms of 自今已往

  • zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
  • zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
  • zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on

More idioms starting with 自

  • zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
  • zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
  • zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
  • zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
  • zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
  • zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为rán然self-righteous and opinionated

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Questions about 自今已往

What does 自今已往 mean?

自今已往 (zì jīn yǐ wǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “from now on”.

How do you pronounce 自今已往?

自今已往 is pronounced zì jīn yǐ wǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 自今已往 literally mean?

Literally, 自今已往 means “from now going forward”. It is used to mean “from now on”.

What is the Chinese definition of 自今已往?

从今以后

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