from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
villager / (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
to blindly follow suit (idiom) / to imitate slavishly / to do what everyone else is doing
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
人云亦云
rén yún yì yún
to say what everyone says (idiom) / to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view / to follow the herd
继往开来
jì wǎng kāi lái
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
重蹈覆辙
chóng dǎo fù zhé
lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake
学坏
xué huài
to follow bad examples / to be corrupted by bad examples
孤家寡人
gū jiā guǎ rén
one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / fig. to follow a set pattern
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom) / to follow the bad example of others
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon / to track sth following clues
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation
If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom) / A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us.
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom) / fig. inseparable
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
操斧伐柯
cāo fǔ fá kē
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
改恶向善
gǎi è xiàng shàn
turn away from evil and follow virtue
祸福无常
huò fú wú cháng
disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
见贤思齐
jiàn xián sī qí
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
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