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從

cóng

from, by, since, whence, through

Strokes
11
Radical
彳
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Tone
2

Simplified form: 从

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 从, the simplified form of 從. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 从那儿下来!

    Cóng nà r xià lai

    Get down from there.

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  • 那从不会发生。

    Nà cóng bù huì fā shēng

    That won't ever happen.

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  • 从哪里而来?

    Cóng nǎ lǐ ér lái

    Where did it come from?

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  • 它从哪里来?

    Tā cóng nǎ lǐ lái

    Where did it come from?

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 从

  • 从cóng 2from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer; assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
  • 从小cóng xiǎo 2–3 from childhood; from a young age
  • 从来cóng lái 2–2 always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
  • 自从zì cóng 4–2 since (a time); ever since
  • 从事cóng shì 2–4 to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
  • 从前cóng qián 2–2 previously; formerly; once upon a time
  • 从此cóng cǐ 2–3 from now on; since then; henceforth
  • 从而cóng ér 2–2 thus; thereby
  • 从中cóng zhōng 2–1 from within; therefrom
  • 服从fú cóng 2–2 to obey (an order); to comply; to defer
  • 从没cóng méi 2–2 never (in the past); never did
  • 从不cóng bù 2–4 never