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自小

Mandarin · pinyin zì xiǎo

since childhood; from a young age

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant

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4–3 · zi4 xiao3

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since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young

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