Meaning of cóng cǐ:
cóng cǐ
从此
Adverb
from now on; since then; henceforth
Cóng cǐ, tā jué dìng měi tiān zǎo qǐ.
从此,他决定每天早起。
From now on, he decided to wake up early every day.
Tā bìyè hòu, cóng cǐ kāiqǐ le xīn de rénshēng lǚchéng.
他毕业后,从此开启了新的人生旅程。
After he graduated, he started a new journey in life since then.
Cóng cǐ tā kāishǐ le xīn de shēnghuó.
从此他开始了新的生活。
Henceforth, he started a new life.