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HSK 5
HSK 4
HSK 5
从
從
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)
Compound Words (20)
主从
zhǔcóng
master-slave (computing)
人从
réncóng
retinue
任从
rèncóng
at one's discretion
侍从
shìcóng
chamberlain (in imperial China)
依从
yīcóng
to comply with
信从
xìncóng
to trust and obey
尊从
zūncóng
to obey
屈从
qūcóng
to capitulate
师从
shīcóng
to study under (a teacher)
从不
cóngbù
never
从中
cóngzhōng
from
从事
cóngshì
to go for
从何
cónghé
whence?
从来
cónglái
always
从优
cóngyōu
preferential treatment
从先
cóngxiān
(dialect) before
从前
cóngqián
previously
从动
cóngdòng
-driven (of mechanism, driven by a component)
从化
Cónghuà
Conghua county level city in Guangzhou [[廣州|广州<Guǎngzhōu>]], Guangdong
从句
cóngjù
clause
Example Sentences (10)
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
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
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
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
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
从这儿一直往前走，到了前面的路口再往右走。
Cóng zhèr yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu,dào le qiánmiàn de lùkǒu zài wǎng yòu zǒu.
Go straight ahead from here, then at the intersection ahead turn right.
Text 4
即使是很普通的事情，从他嘴里说出来也会变得很有意思。
Jíshǐ shì hěn pǔtōng de shìqíng, cóng tā zuǐ lǐ shuō chūlái yě huì biàn de hěn yǒu yìsi.
Even very ordinary things become very interesting when said by him.
Text 5
好，一会儿我们可以从中间这条路上去。
Hǎo, yíhuìr wǒmen kěyǐ cóng zhōngjiān zhè tiáo lù shàngqù.
Okay, in a bit we can go up this road in the middle.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 97
- Word Frequency Rank
- 146 of 84,292