Usage note
从小用于描述一个人从出生开始就有的习惯或经历。
cóng xiǎo yòng yú miáo shù yī gè rén cóng shēng chū kāi jiù yǒu de huàn xí guò.
从小 is used to describe habits or experiences someone has had since birth.
Context note
从小常用于描述个人成长过程中的经历或习惯。
cóng xiǎo cháng yòng yú miáo shù gè rén zhǎng chéng guò chéng zhōng de jīng lì huò huàn xí guò.
从小 is commonly used to describe experiences or habits in a person's growth process.
5 examples
他从小就喜欢画画。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan huà huà。
He has always loved drawing since childhood.
从小她就喜欢吃水果。
cóng xiǎo tā jiù xǐ huan chī shuǐ guǒ。
She has always enjoyed eating fruits since she was young.
他从小就梦想成为一名医生。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù mèng xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng yī shēng。
Since childhood, he has dreamed of becoming a doctor.
从小她就喜欢听故事。
cóng xiǎo tā jiù xǐ huan tīng gù shì。
She has always loved listening to stories since she was young.
他从小就热爱运动。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù rè ài yùn dòng。
He has always loved sports since childhood.
5 mini stories
从小他就喜欢画画，现在还是这样。
cóng xiǎo tā jiù xǐ huan huà huà， xiàn zài hái shì zhè yàng。
Since childhood, he has loved drawing, and it's still the same now.
从小她就喜欢吃水果，现在还是这样。
cóng xiǎo tā jiù xǐ huan chī shuǐ guǒ， xiàn zài hái shì zhè yàng。
She has always enjoyed eating fruits since she was young, and it's still the same now.
从小他就有梦想成为一名医生。
cóng xiǎo tā jiù yǒu mèng xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng yī shēng。
Since childhood, he has had the dream of becoming a doctor.
从小她就喜欢听故事，现在还是这样。
cóng xiǎo tā jiù xǐ huan tīng gù shì， xiàn zài hái shì zhè yàng。
She has always loved listening to stories since she was young, and it's still the same now.
从小他就热爱运动，现在还是这样。
cóng xiǎo tā jiù rè ài yùn dòng， xiàn zài hái shì zhè yàng。
He has always loved sports since childhood, and it's still the same now.
Mini dialogue
奶奶的回忆
A
你从小喜欢吃什么？
Nǐ cóng xiǎo xǐhuān chī shénme?
What have you liked to eat since childhood?
B
我从小喜欢吃面条。
Wǒ cóng xiǎo xǐhuān chī miàntiáo.
I have liked eating noodles since childhood.
好朋友
A
你们认识很久了吗？
Nǐmen rènshi hěn jiǔ le ma?
Have you known each other for a long time?
B
是的，我们从小就是好朋友。
Shì de, wǒmen cóng xiǎo jiù shì hǎo péngyou.
Yes, we have been good friends since childhood.
Related words and contrasts
similar
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
Both refer to the time when someone was young.
contrast
长大
zhǎng dà
grow up
从小 means 'since childhood', while 长大 refers to the process of growing up.