从 從
cóng
HSK level: HSK 2
Meaning
from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer
Other reading: Cóng
surname Cong
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Examples
从那儿下来！
cóng nà r xià lai！
Get down from there.
他从英国来。
tā cóng Yīng guó lái。
He comes from England.
它从哪里来？
tā cóng nǎ lǐ lái？
Where did it come from?
Words with this character
从来 cóng lái always自从 zì cóng since从未 cóng wèi never从事 cóng shì to go for从此 cóng cǐ from now on从没 cóng méi never从而 cóng ér thus从不 cóng bù never从小 cóng xiǎo from childhood从前 cóng qián previously从中 cóng zhōng from among them服从 fú cóng to obey从来不 cóng lái bù never从头 cóng tóu anew听从 tīng cóng to listen and obey从容 cóng róng to go easy无从 wú cóng not to have access顺从 shùn cóng obedient从业 cóng yè to practice力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn to lack the ability to do what one would wish从容不迫 cóng róng bù pò calm从今以后 cóng jīn yǐ hòu from now on从早到晚 cóng zǎo dào wǎn from morning till night