Chinese words starting with “cong”
19 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable cong. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 5 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial c · final ong · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 3
- 2nd tone 16
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 从来cóng láiHSK 3
always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- 聪明cōng mingHSK 5
intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing)
- 从事cóng shìHSK 3
to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
- 从小cóng xiǎoHSK 2
from childhood; from a young age
- 从前cóng qiánHSK 3
previously; formerly; once upon a time
All 19 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 从 | cóng | p,g | from; 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 | |
| 2 | 从未 | cóng wèi | d | never | |
| 3 | 从此 | cóng cǐ | d | from now on; since then; henceforth | |
| 4 | 从没 | cóng méi | d | never (in the past); never did | |
| 5 | 从而 | cóng ér | c | thus; thereby | |
| 6 | 从不 | cóng bù | d | never | |
| 7 | 从中 | cóng zhōng | d | from within; therefrom | |
| 8 | 从来不 | cóng lái bù | d | never | |
| 9 | 匆匆 | cōng cōng | z,d | hurriedly | |
| 10 | 葱 | cōng | n | scallion; green onion | |
| 11 | 从头 | cóng tóu | d | anew; from the start | |
| 12 | 丛林 | cóng lín | n | jungle; thicket; forest; Buddhist monastery | |
| 13 | 匆忙 | cōng máng | a,ad | hasty; hurried | |
| 14 | 从容 | cóng róng | a,ad,an | to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cōng róng] | |
| 15 | 丛 | cóng | g,q,nr | cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket | |
| 16 | 从业 | cóng yè | b | to practice (a trade) | |
| 17 | 从容不迫 | cóng róng bù pò | v | calm; unruffled | |
| 18 | 从今以后 | cóng jīn yǐ hòu | from now on; henceforward | ||
| 19 | 从早到晚 | cóng zǎo dào wǎn | from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; all day long |
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