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

舍正邪 shě zhèng cóng xié to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
择善而 zé shàn ér cóng to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
敢不命 gǎn bù cóng mìng to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
弃恶善 qì è cóng shàn to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)
文 shěn cóng wén Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist
治丧俭 zhì sàng cóng jiǎn to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!; fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
口入,祸口出 bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
碍难命 ài nán cóng mìng difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
口出 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
老鼠拉龟,无下手 lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom); no clue where to start
犯 xié cóng fàn induced accomplice; coerced accomplice; accomplice under duress
行不径 xíng bù cóng jìng lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
言听计 yán tīng jì cóng to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice; to take sb at his word
誓死不 shì sǐ bù cóng to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)
宾语关系句 bīn yǔ guān xì cóng jù object relative clause
gēn cóng to follow; (of a woman) to get married; (old) attendant
轻车简 qīng chē jiǎn cóng (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort; to travel without ostentation
guò cóng to have relations with; to associate with
xùn cóng tame; obedient
zōu cóng mounted escort
此以后 cóng cǐ yǐ hòu from then on; thereafter
今以后 cóng jīn yǐ hòu from now on; from this point onward
西泽 xī zé cóng to rescue; to save from
那以后 cóng nà yǐ hòu since then; from that time on