cóng

from, by, since, whence, through

DEFINITIONS

從 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

WORDS

井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
何 cóng hé whence?; where from?
來 cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
來不 cóng lái bù never
來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never
來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu have never; never before
優 cóng yōu preferential treatment; most favored terms
兄 cóng xiōng older male second cousin
先 cóng xiān (dialect) before; in the past; previously
前 cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time
動 cóng dòng -driven (of mechanism, driven by a component); slave (wheel, pulley)
化 cóng huà Conghua county level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong
化市 cóng huà shì Conghua county level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong
句 cóng jù clause
吏 cóng lì minor official; to be an official
命 cóng mìng to obey an order; to comply; to do sb's bidding; to do as requested
善如流 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
善如登,惡如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
嚴 cóng yán strict; rigorous; severely
嚴懲處 cóng yán chéng chǔ to deal with sb severely (idiom)
天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng lit. to drop from the sky (idiom); fig. to appear unexpectedly; to arise abruptly; out of the blue; to drop into one's lap
子 cóng zǐ paternal uncle's son; nephew
容 cóng róng to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]
容不迫 cóng róng bù pò calm; unruffled
實招來 cóng shí zhāo lái to own up to the facts