我從她還是個小女孩兒的時候就認識她。

I have known her since she was a little girl.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 從 Cóng surname Cong
=2 從 cóng
  1. from; through; via
  2. (bound form) to follow
  3. (bound form) to obey
  4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  5. (used before a negative) ever
  6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
3 她 tā she
=4 還是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=4 還是 háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still
=5 個 gě used in 自個兒 zìgěr
=5 個 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
6 小女 xiǎonǚ my daughter (humble)
=7 孩兒 háir child
=7 孩兒 hái'ér
  1. child
  2. son
=8 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
9 時候 shíhou
  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
10 就 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by 著 zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
11 認識 rènshi
  1. to know
  2. to recognize
  3. to be familiar with
  4. to get acquainted with sb
  5. knowledge
  6. understanding
  7. awareness
  8. cognition
12 她 tā she