cóng

from, by, since, whence, through

DEFINITIONS

从 cóng
  • surname Cong
  • from
  • through
  • via
  • to follow
  • to obey
  • to engage in (an activity)
  • never (in negative sentence)
  • (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer
  • assistant
  • auxiliary
  • subordinate
  • related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

STROKES

WORDS

属 cóng shǔ subordinate
影 cóng yǐng to make movies; to be a movie actor (or actress)
容容 cóng cóng róng róng unhurried; all in good time
心所欲 cóng xīn suǒ yù whatever you like; to do as one pleases
戎 cóng róng to enlist; to be in the army
业人员 cóng yè rén yuán employee; person employed in a trade or profession
此往后 cóng cǐ wǎng hòu from here on
母 cóng mǔ maternal aunt
江县 cóng jiāng xiàn Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
父 cóng fù paternal uncle
略 cóng lüè to omit (less important details etc)
众 cóng zhòng to follow the crowd; to conform
缓 cóng huǎn not to hurry; to procrastinate; to postpone
者 cóng zhě follower; attendant
里到外 cóng lǐ dào wài from the inside to the outside; through and through; thoroughly
谏如流 cóng jiàn rú liú to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
轻 cóng qīng to be lenient (in sentencing)
严 cóng nán cóng yán demanding and strict (idiom); exacting
零开始 cóng líng kāi shǐ to start from scratch
头到脚 cóng tóu dào jiǎo from head to foot
恭敬不如命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
yìng cóng to assent; to comply with
dǎ cóng from; (ever) since
投笔戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom); to join the military (esp. of educated person)
指挥有方,人人乐 zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)