Question

How to express the concept of "since" in Chinese?

Answer 1

A time adverbial is usually placed at the beginning of the sentence in Chinese. The following structures are commonly used to express "since": 

(1) 從…起

從郝市長申辦成功的那一刻起，臺北市政府努力了六年。明天，世大運就要開幕了。

(2) 自打…

自打我知曉你的仇人就是我爹時,我早就不敢再見你了。