4 strokes
4 画
cóng
rén
person; people
- follow; comply with; obey
- secondary; accessary
- in a certain manner; according to certain principle
- from (a time, a place; or a point of view)
- via, through, or past (a place)
- (followed by a negative) ever
cóng-cǐ
从此
adv.
height
cóng-fàn
从犯
adj.
accessary criminal; accessary
cóng-jūn
从军
v.
join the army; enlist
cóng-mìng
从命
v.
do sb’s bidding; comply with sb’s wish; obey an order
cóng-qián
从前
n.
before; formerly; in the past
cóng-shī
从师
adj.
follow a teacher or a master
cóng-shì
从事
v.
go in for; be engaged in / deal with
cóng-zhèng
从政
v.
go into politics; take up a government post
cóng-róng-bú-pò
从容不迫
calm and unhurried; take it easy
cóng-yī-ér-zhōng
从一而终
be faithful to one’s master to the end; marry on husband in her life
usage 用法
follow; comply with; obey
Fù-qīn-de sāng-shì hái-shì cóng-jiǎn ba..
父亲的丧事还是从简吧。
The funeral arrangements of father had better confirm to the principle of simplicity.
secondary; accessary
Tā-men-liǎ shuí-zhǔ-shuí-cóng, wǒ hěn qīng-chǔ.
他们俩谁主谁从，我很清楚。
Of the two, I know clearly who is the principal and who is the subordinate.
in a certain manner; according to a certain principle
Tā hái-shì ge hái-zi, nǐ jiù cóng-qīng fā-luò ba!
他还是个孩子，你就从轻发落吧！
He is still a child, you should deal with him leniently.
from (a time, a place, or a point of view)
Cóng xiàn-zài kāi-shǐ, yí-qiè dōu yào tīng wǒ-de!
从现在开始，一切都要听我的！
From now on, everything should be under my command.
via, through, or past (a place)
Wǒ-men cóng xiǎo-lù zǒu, yīng-gāi huì jìn yì-diǎn.
我们从小路走，应该会近一点。
It should be closer if we take a backstreet.
(followed by a negative) ever
Wǒ cóng bù chōu-yān.
我从不抽烟。
I never smoke.
