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从
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(Bushou)		 人
Strokes 2
Composition
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Structure
Decomp. 人人
Prononciation
Mandarin zòng; cóng; cōng
Entry Methods
Pinyin zong4; cong2; cong1
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Results for 从
从 zòng second cousin
从 cóng 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
从 cōng lax / yielding / unhurried
Results beginning with 从
从事 cóng shì to go for / to engage in / to undertake / to deal with / to handle / to do
从而 cóng ér thus / thereby
从此 cóng cǐ from now on / since then / henceforth
从小 cóng xiǎo from childhood / from a young age
从未 cóng wèi never
从前 cóng qián previously / formerly / once upon a time
从来 cóng lái always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)
从中 cóng zhōng from within / therefrom
从业 cóng yè to practice (a trade)
从不 cóng bù never
从头 cóng tóu anew / from the start
从容 cóng róng to go easy / unhurried / calm / Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]
从今 cóng jīn from now on
从严 cóng yán strict / rigorous / severely
从速 cóng sù (to do sth) with dispatch / as soon as possible
从政 cóng zhèng to be engaged in politics (esp. as a government official)
从优 cóng yōu preferential treatment / most favored terms
从军 cóng jūn to enlist / to serve in the army
从句 cóng jù clause
从轻 cóng qīng to be lenient (in sentencing)
从属 cóng shǔ subordinate
从命 cóng mìng to obey an order / to comply / to do sb's bidding / to do as requested
从宽 cóng kuān lenient / leniently
从良 cóng liáng (of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom / (of a prostitute) to marry and leave one's trade
从犯 cóng fàn accessory to a crime / accomplice
从子 cóng zǐ paternal uncle's son / nephew
从略 cóng lu:è to omit (less important details etc)
从戎 cóng róng to enlist / to be in the army
从动 cóng dòng -driven (of mechanism, driven by a component) / slave (wheel, pulley)
从父 cóng fù paternal uncle
从何 cóng hé whence? / where from?
从化 Cóng huà Conghua, county-level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong
从缓 cóng huǎn not to hurry / to procrastinate / to postpone
从俭 cóng jiǎn economical / modest
从江 Cóng jiāng Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
从吏 cóng lì minor official / to be an official
从没 cóng méi never (in the past) / never did
从母 cóng mǔ maternal aunt
从先 cóng xiān (dialect) before / in the past / previously
从兄 cóng xiōng older male second cousin
从影 cóng yǐng to make movies / to be a movie actor (or actress)
从者 cóng zhě follower / attendant
从众 cóng zhòng to follow the crowd / to conform
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从来没 cóng lái méi have never / has never
从来不 cóng lái bù never
从去年 cóng qù nián since last year
从化市 Cóng huà shì Conghua, county-level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong
从江县 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
从价税 cóng jià shuì ad valorem tariff
从来没有 cóng lái méi yǒu have never / never before
从业人员 cóng yè rén yuán employee / person employed in a trade or profession
从天而降 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
从今以后 cóng jīn yǐ hòu from now on / henceforward
从零开始 cóng líng kāi shǐ to start from scratch
从容不迫 cóng róng bù pò calm / unruffled
从长计议 cōng cháng jì yì to take one's time making a decision (idiom) / to consider at length
从长计议 cóng cháng jì yì to take one's time making a decision (idiom) / to consider at length
从一而终 cóng yī ér zhōng faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
从里到外 cóng lǐ dào wài from the inside to the outside / through and through / thoroughly
从从容容 cóng cóng róng róng unhurried / all in good time
从善如流 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom) / willing to accept other people's views
从井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom) / fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
从头到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
从心所欲 cóng xīn suǒ yù whatever you like / to do as one pleases
从众行为  herd behaviour
从干中学  learning by doing
从此往后 cóng cǐ wǎng hòu from here on
从谏如流 cóng jiàn rú liú to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom) / to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
从今天起 cóng jīn tiān qǐ starting from today
从难从严 cóng nán cóng yán demanding and strict (idiom) / exacting
从那时候 cóng nà shí hòu from that time on / since then
从事研究 cóng shì yán jiū to do research / to carry out research
从实招来 cóng shí zhāo lái to own up to the facts
从头到脚 cóng tóu dào jiǎo from head to foot
从严惩处 cóng yán chéng chǔ to deal with sb severely (idiom)
从早到晚 cóng zǎo dào wǎn from morning till night / from dawn to dusk / all day long
从化坚木 zòng huà jiān mù whismore
从属年龄比  age dependency ratio
从外表来看 cóng wài biǎo lái kàn looking from the outside / seen from the outside
从属权利检验  test of appurtenance / appurtenance test
从鸽子到和平  From the Dove to Peace
从维和账户借款  borrowing from peacekeeping missions / borrowing from peacekeeping operations / borrowing from peacekeeping
从救济走向发展  transition from relief to development
从废物回收能源 zòng fèi wù huí shōu néng yuán energy recovery from waste
从交易而来的权利  trade-based entitlements
从山区到市场项目  Mountain to Markets Programme
从事经济活动人口  economically active population
从苏丹撤资工作队 zòng sū dān chè zī gōng zuò duì Sudan Divestment Task Force
从生产而来的所有权  production-based entitlements
从矿井到车轮分析法  well-to-wheel analysis
从善如登，从恶如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
从后方获取信息支援 zòng hòu fāng huò qǔ xìn xī zhī yuán reach-back
从地压盐水中开采能源  geopressurized brine energy recovery
从战争陈观到和平理想  From the Stereotypes of War to the Ideals of Peace
从法律上废除死刑的国家  abolitionist by law
从农场到餐桌的食品安全  farm-to-fork food safety
从个人劳动而来的所有权  own-labour entitlements
从局部不安全到全球安全  From Partial Insecurity to Global Security
从救济向发展过渡工作队  Task Force on the relief to development continuum
从事外地活动的总部部门科  Offices at Headquarters with Field Activities Section
从发出警报到发生事件的时间  warning lead time
从救济向发展过渡机构间工作队  Inter-agency Task Force on the Continuum from Relief to Development
从事国际客运的公路车辆征税公约  Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles Engaged in International Passenger Transport
从事国际货运的公路车辆征税公约  Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles Engaged in International Goods Transport
从收到请求到开始执行任务的时间  tasking cycle
从吉布提遣返埃塞俄比亚难民信托基金  Trust Fund for Repatriation of Ethiopian Refugees from Djibuti
从中央计划经济制度向市场经济转型会议  Conference on Transformation from a System of Central Planning to a Market Economy
Approximate Results for 从
自从 zì cóng since (a time) / ever since
服从 fú cóng to obey (an order) / to comply / to defer
无从 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing
听从 tīng cóng to listen and obey / to comply with / to heed / to hearken
顺从 shùn cóng obedient / to comply / to submit / to defer
遵从 zūn cóng to comply with / to follow (directives) / to defer (to the judgment of superiors)
随从 suí cóng to accompany / to follow / to attend / entourage / attendant
应从 yìng cóng to assent / to comply with
打从 dǎ cóng from / (ever) since
侍从 shì cóng to serve (an important personage) / attendant / retainer
盲从 máng cóng to follow blindly / to conform slavishly / unthinking obedience
屈从 qū cóng to capitulate
主从 zhǔ cóng master-slave (computing) / client-server (computing) / primary and secondary
依从 yī cóng to comply with / to obey
跟从 gēn cóng to follow / (of a woman) to get married / (old) attendant
过从 guò cóng to have relations with / to associate with
人从 rén cóng retinue / hangers-on
任从 rèn cóng at one's discretion
师从 shī cóng to study under (a teacher)
信从 xìn cóng to trust and obey
驯从 xùn cóng tame / obedient
驺从 zōu cóng mounted escort
尊从 zūn cóng to obey / to observe / to follow
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沈从文 Shěn Cóng wén Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist
侍从官 shì cóng guān aide-de-camp
胁从犯 xié cóng fàn induced accomplice / coerced accomplice / accomplice under duress
何去何从 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow / what path to take
力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
无所适从 wú suǒ shì cóng not knowing which course to follow (idiom) / at a loss what to do
言听计从 yán tīng jì cóng to see, hear and obey (idiom) / to take advice / to take sb at his word
祸从口出 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
投笔从戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person)
轻车简从 qīng chē jiǎn cóng (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation
弃恶从善 qì è cóng shàn to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)
碍难从命 ài nán cóng mìng difficult to obey orders (idiom) / much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
病从口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat! / fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
名从主人 míng cóng zhǔ rén (idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use / to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (e.g. refer to Seoul as 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3] rather than 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])
三从四德 sān cóng sì dé Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 / and efficiency in needlework 功
唯命是从 wéi mìng shì cóng to follow obediently
喜从天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng joy from heaven (idiom) / overjoyed at unexpected good news / unlooked-for happy event
行不从径 xíng bù cóng jìng lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
随从参谋  aide-de-camp
事后从犯  accessory after the fact
事前从犯  accessory before the fact
服从前例  stare decisis
在场从犯  accessory during the fact
党派从属  political party affiliation / party affiliation
敢不从命 gǎn bù cóng mìng to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
舍正从邪 shě zhèng cóng xié to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
誓死不从 shì sǐ bù cóng to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)
无从下手 wú cóng xià shǒu not know where to start
择善而从 zé shàn ér cóng to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
治丧从俭 zhì sàng cóng jiǎn to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
人从众𠈌 rén cóng zhòng yú (Internet slang) huge crowds of people (emphatic form of 人[ren2])
王室侍从局  Royal Aide-de-Camp Department
恭敬不如从命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) / (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
宾语关系从句 bīn yǔ guān xì cóng jù object relative clause
太阳从西边出来 tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom) / fig. hell freezes over / pigs can fly
右分枝关系从句 yòu fēn zhī guān xì cóng jù right branching relative clauses
中心埋置关系从句 zhōng xīn mái zhì guān xì cóng jù center-embedded relative clauses
部队指挥官侍从人员  personal staff of the force commander
病从口入，祸从口出 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.
老鼠拉龟，无从下手 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
指挥有方，人人乐从 zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
国际从政妇女知识网络  International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics
国际预防犯罪从业人员学会  International Society for Crime Prevention
亚洲适用技术从业人员联盟  Asian Alliance of Appropriate Technology Practioners / APPROTECH ASIA
可从民用市场购到的现成产品  commercial off-the-shelf
一部二十四史，不知从何说起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
关于从外层空间遥感地球的原则  Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Outer Space
航天国家，从事空间活动的国家  spacefaring nation
利用儿童从事犯罪活动问题会议  Meeting on Instrumental Use of Children in Criminal Activities
禁止从气球上投掷投射物和爆炸物宣言  Declaration concerning the Prohibition of Launching Projectiles and Explosives from Balloons
关于从国外调取民事或商事证据的公约  Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters
商品从开始设计到投入市场所需的时间  commercial lead time
欧洲国际公路运输车辆从业人员工作协定  European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport
未成年人从事矿山井下作业体格检查公约  Convention concerning Medical Examination of Young Persons for Fitness for Employment Underground in Mines
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