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cóng
1. from
2. via
3. passing through
4. through (a gap)
5. past
6. ever (followed by negative, meaning never)
7. (formerly pr. <zòng> and related to [[縱|纵]]) to follow
8. to comply with
9. to obey
10. to join
11. to engage in
12. adopting some mode of action or attitude
13. follower
14. retainer
15. accessory
16. accomplice
17. related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Example Sentences (10)

今天太阳从西边出来了吗?
Jīntiān tàiyáng cóng xībian chūlai le ma?
Did the sun rise in the west today?
Text 1
您从几岁开始学习跳舞?
Nín cóng jǐ suì kāishǐ xuéxí tiàowǔ?
At what age did you start learning to dance?
Text 2
你终于回来了!从哪儿买回来了这么多东西啊?
Nǐ zhōngyú huílái le! Cóng nǎr mǎi huílái le zhème duō dōngxi a?
You're finally back! Where did you buy so many things?
Text 1
每年三四月份的时候,如果从北方坐火车到南方去旅游,一路上你会发现,不同的地方有不同的风景:窗外的树一棵一棵地变绿,北方也许还下着雪,南方却已经到处都是绿色了。
Měinián sānsì yuèfèn de shíhòu, rúguǒ cóng běifāng zuò huǒchē dào nánfāng qù lǚyóu, yílùshàng nǐ huì fāxiàn, bùtóng de dìfāng yǒu bùtóng de fēngjǐng: chuāngwài de shù yìkē yìkē de biànlǜ, běifāng yěxǔ hái xià zhe xuě, nánfāng què yǐjīng dàochù dōu shì lǜsè le.
Around March or April each year, if you take a train from the north to the south to travel, along the way you will find that different places have different scenery: the trees outside the window turn green one by one, it may still be snowing in the north, but in the south it is already green everywhere.
Text 4
都是从那边的商店买回来的。
Dōu shì cóng nàbiān de shāngdiàn mǎi huílái de.
They were all bought from the store over there.
Text 1
不是我买的,是我女儿给我从国外带回来的礼物。
Búshì wǒ mǎi de, shì wǒ nǚ'ér gěi wǒ cóng guówài dài huílái de lǐwù.
I didn't buy it; it's a gift my daughter brought back for me from abroad.
Text 1
这个活动年年都有,最早是从2007年开始的。明天晚上很多人都会关灯一小时,支持这个活动。你没看到门口的通知吗?我们公司也参加。
Zhège huódòng niánnián dōu yǒu, zuìzǎo shì cóng èr líng líng qī nián kāishǐ de. Míngtiān wǎnshàng hěn duō rén dōu huì guān dēng yì xiǎoshí, zhīchí zhège huódòng. Nǐ méi kàn dào ménkǒu de tōngzhī ma? Wǒmen gōngsī yě cānjiā.
This event happens every year, and it first started in 2007. Tomorrow night many people will turn off their lights for one hour to support this event. Didn't you see the notice at the entrance? Our company is also participating.
Text 3
我当然知道宾馆里有。你不是一直说要保护环境吗?现在就从身边的小事做起吧。
Wǒ dāngrán zhīdào bīnguǎn lǐ yǒu. Nǐ bú shì yìzhí shuō yào bǎohù huánjìng ma? Xiànzài jiù cóng shēnbiān de xiǎoshì zuòqǐ ba.
Of course I know there are some in the hotel. Haven't you always said we should protect the environment? Let's start now with the small things around us.
Text 1
差不多一半儿吧,张远还专门从国外飞回来呢。
Chàbuduō yí bànr ba, Zhāng Yuǎn hái zhuānmén cóng guówài fēi huílai ne.
About half, I guess; Zhang Yuan even made a special trip back from abroad.
Text 2
对了,你从网上买的那件衣服呢?怎么没见你穿?
Duì le, nǐ cóng wǎngshàng mǎi de nà jiàn yīfu ne? Zěnme méi jiàn nǐ chuān?
By the way, what about that piece of clothing you bought online? How come I haven't seen you wear it?
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
97
Word Frequency Rank
146 of 84,292