从

From in Chinese: 从 (cóng)

cóng

from

HSK 2Traditional: 從2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1from
  2. 2through
  3. 3via
  4. 4to follow
  5. 5to obey
  6. 6to engage in (an activity)
  7. 7never (in negative sentence)
  8. 8(Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer
  9. 9assistant
  10. 10auxiliary
  11. 11subordinate
  12. 12related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

Stroke order

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从

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄨㄥˊ

cóng

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

从

Simplified

從

Traditional

Example sentences

See 从 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他从英国来。

    tā cóng yīng guó lái。

    He comes from England.

  • 他从杭州来。

    tā cóng háng zhōu lái。

    He comes from Hangzhou.

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Related words

从来

cóng lái

always

从此

cóng cǐ

from now on

从而

cóng ér

thus

从前

cóng qián

previously

从事

cóng shì

to go for

服从

fú cóng

to obey (an order)

自从

zì cóng

since (a time)

从小

cóng xiǎo

from childhood

从中

cóng zhōng

from within

从不

cóng bù

never

从没

cóng méi

never (in the past)

从容

cóng róng

to go easy

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