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

寬 cóng kuān lenient; leniently
小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age
屬 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
未 cóng wèi never
業 cóng yè to practice (a trade)
業人員 cóng yè rén yuán employee; person employed in a trade or profession
此 cóng cǐ from now on; since then; henceforth
此往後 cóng cǐ wǎng hòu from here on
母 cóng mǔ maternal aunt
江 cóng jiāng Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
江縣 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
沒 cóng méi never (in the past); never did
父 cóng fù paternal uncle
犯 cóng fàn accessory to a crime; accomplice
略 cóng lüè to omit (less important details etc)
眾 cóng zhòng to follow the crowd; to conform
緩 cóng huǎn not to hurry; to procrastinate; to postpone
者 cóng zhě follower; attendant
而 cóng ér thus; thereby
良 cóng liáng (of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom; (of a prostitute) to marry and leave one's trade
裡到外 cóng lǐ dào wài from the inside to the outside; through and through; thoroughly