從〔从〕 cung⁴ {cóng}

(preposition, conjunction, adverb) Since

從〔从〕 cung⁴ {cōng}

1. lax
2. yielding
3. unhurried

從〔从〕 cung⁴ {cóng}

1. from
2. via
3. passing through
4. through (a gap)
5. past
6. ever (followed by negative, meaning never)
7. (formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱) to follow
8. to comply with
9. to obey
10. to join
11. to engage in
12. adopting some mode of action or attitude
13. follower
14. retainer
15. accessory
16. accomplice
17. related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

從〔从〕 cung⁴ {zòng}

second cousin

從〔从〕 cung⁴ {Cóng}

surname Cong

從簡〔从简〕 cung⁴ gaan² {cóng jiǎn}

to keep something simple

從今〔从-〕 cung⁴ gam¹ {cóng jīn}

from now on

從新〔从-〕 cung⁴ san¹ {cóng xīn}

to start fresh; to start over

從事〔从-〕 cung⁴ si⁶ {cóng shì}

(verb) (of career) Work as (a teacher, clerk, etc.)

從商〔从-〕 cung⁴ soeng¹ {cóng shāng}

to partake in business; to do business as a profession

從俗〔从-〕 cung⁴ zuk⁶ {cóng sú}

follow the norm/ tradition

從容〔从-〕 {cōngróng}

1. to go easy
2. unhurried
3. calm
4. Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]

從不〔从-〕 cung⁴ bat¹ {cóng bù}

never

從此〔从-〕 cung⁴ ci² {cóng cǐ}

1. from now on
2. since then
3. henceforth

從前〔从-〕 cung⁴ cin⁴ {cóng qián}

1. previously
2. formerly
3. once upon a time

從速〔从-〕 cung⁴ cuk¹ {cóng sù}

1. (to do sth) with dispatch
2. as soon as possible

從動〔从动〕 cung⁴ dung⁶ {cóng dòng}

1. -driven (of mechanism, driven by a component)
2. slave (wheel, pulley)

從化〔从-〕 cung⁴ faa³ {Cóng huà}

Conghua county level city in Guangzhou 廣州, Guangdong

從犯〔从-〕 cung⁴ faan⁶ {cóng fàn}

1. accessory to a crime
2. accomplice

從句〔从-〕 cung⁴ geoi³ {cóng jù}

clause

從江〔从-〕 cung⁴ gong¹ {Cóng jiāng}

Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州, Guizhou

從軍〔从军〕 cung⁴ gwan¹ {cóng jūn}

1. to enlist
2. to serve in the army

從輕〔从轻〕 cung⁴ hing¹ {cóng qīng}

to be lenient (in sentencing)

從何〔从-〕 cung⁴ ho⁴ {cóng hé}

1. whence?
2. where from?

從優〔从优〕 cung⁴ jau¹ {cóng yōu}

1. preferential treatment
2. most favored terms

從而〔从-〕 cung⁴ ji⁴ {cóng ér}

1. thus
2. thereby

從嚴〔从严〕 cung⁴ jim⁴ {cóng yán}

1. strict
2. rigorous
3. severely

從影〔从-〕 cung⁴ jing² {cóng yǐng}

1. to make movies
2. to be a movie actor (or actress)

從業〔从业〕 cung⁴ jip⁶ {cóng yè}

to practice (a trade)

從戎〔从-〕 cung⁴ jung⁴ {cóng róng}

1. to enlist
2. to be in the army

從良〔从-〕 cung⁴ loeng⁴ {cóng liáng}

1. (of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom
2. (of a prostitute) to marry and leave one's trade

從來〔从来〕 cung⁴ loi⁴ {cóng lái}

1. always
2. at all times
3. never (if used in negative sentence)

從未〔从-〕 cung⁴ mei⁶ {cóng wèi}

never

從命〔从-〕 cung⁴ ming⁶ {cóng mìng}

1. to obey an order
2. to comply
3. to do sb's bidding
4. to do as requested

從沒〔从没〕 cung⁴ mut⁶ {cóng méi}

1. never (in the past)
2. never did

從事〔从-〕 cung⁴ si⁶ {cóng shì}

1. to go for
2. to engage in
3. to undertake
4. to deal with
5. to handle
6. to do

從先〔从-〕 cung⁴ sin¹ {cóng xiān}

1. (dialect) before
2. in the past
3. previously

從小〔从-〕 cung⁴ siu² {cóng xiǎo}

1. from childhood
2. as a child

從屬〔从属〕 cung⁴ suk⁶ {cóng shǔ}

subordinate

從頭〔从头〕 cung⁴ tau⁴ {cóng tóu}

1. anew
2. from the start

從緩〔从缓〕 cung⁴ wun⁶ {cóng huǎn}

1. not to hurry
2. to procrastinate
3. to postpone

從者〔从-〕 cung⁴ ze² {cóng zhě}

1. follower
2. attendant

從中〔从-〕 cung⁴ zung¹ {cóng zhōng}

1. from within
2. therefrom

從眾〔从众〕 cung⁴ zung³ {cóng zhòng}

1. to follow the crowd
2. to conform

從容〔从-〕 sung⁴ jung⁴ {cóng róng}

1. to go easy
2. unhurried
3. calm
4. Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]

從業員〔从业员〕 cung⁴ jip⁶ jyun⁴ {cóng yè yuán}

noun; employees from a particular industry

從化市〔从--〕 cung⁴ faa³ si⁵ {Cóng huà shì}

Conghua county level city in Guangzhou 廣州, Guangdong

從江縣〔从-县〕 cung⁴ gong¹ jyun⁶ {Cóng jiāng xiàn}

Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州, Guizhou

從來不〔从来-〕 cung⁴ loi⁴ bat¹ {cóng lái bù}

never

從來沒〔从来没〕 cung⁴ loi⁴ mut⁶ {cóng lái méi}

never

從此以後〔从--后〕 cung⁴ ci² ji⁵ hau⁶ {cóng cǐ yǐ hòu}

from now on

從寬處理〔从宽处-〕 cung⁴ fun¹ cyu² lei⁵ {cóng kuān chǔ lǐ}

to treat/ handle leniently

從今以後〔从--后〕 cung⁴ gam¹ ji⁵ hau⁶ {cóng jīn yǐ hòu}

from now on

從輕發落〔从轻发-〕 cung⁴ hing¹ faat³ lok⁶ {cóng qīng fā luò}

to give a lenient punishment

從現在起〔从现--〕 cung⁴ jin⁶ zoi⁶ hei² {cóng xiàn zài qǐ}

starting from now

從無到有〔从无--〕 cung⁴ mou⁵ dou³ jau⁵ {cóng wú dào yǒu}

to work one's way up from the bottom; to develop something from nothing

從小到大〔从---〕 cung⁴ siu² dou³ daai⁶ {cóng xiǎo dào dà}

ever since one was little

從頭開始〔从头开-〕 cung⁴ tau⁴ hoi¹ ci² {cóng tóu kāi shǐ}

to start from the beginning; to start over

從早到晚〔从---〕 cung⁴ zou² dou³ maan⁵ {cóng zǎo dào wǎn}

from day to night

從中作梗〔从---〕 cung⁴ zung¹ zok³ gang² {cóng zhōng zuò gěng}

stymie

從此往後〔从--后〕 cung⁴ ci² wong⁵ hau⁶ {cóng cǐ wǎng hòu}

from here on

從長計議〔从长计议〕 cung⁴ coeng⁴ gai³ ji⁵ {cōng cháng jì yì}

1. to take one's time making a decision (idiom)
2. to consider at length

從諫如流〔从谏--〕 cung⁴ gaan³ jyu⁴ lau⁴ {cóng jiàn rú liú}

to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)

從一而終〔从--终〕 cung⁴ jat¹ ji⁴ zung¹ {cóng yī ér zhōng}

faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)

從嚴懲處〔从严惩处〕 cung⁴ jim⁴ cing⁴ cyu² {cóng yán chéng chǔ}

to deal with sb severely (idiom)

從業人員〔从业-员〕 cung⁴ jip⁶ jan⁴ jyun⁴ {cóng yè rén yuán}

1. employee
2. person employed in a trade or profession

從來沒有〔从来没-〕 cung⁴ loi⁴ mut⁶ jau⁵ {cóng lái méi yǒu}

1. have never
2. never before

從難從嚴〔从难从严〕 cung⁴ naan⁴ cung⁴ jim⁴ {cóng nán cóng yán}

1. demanding and strict (idiom)
2. exacting

從心所欲〔从---〕 cung⁴ sam¹ so² juk⁶ {cóng xīn suǒ yù}

1. whatever you like
2. to do as one pleases

從實招來〔从实-来〕 cung⁴ sat⁶ ziu¹ loi⁴ {cóng shí zhāo lái}

to own up to the facts

從事研究〔从---〕 cung⁴ si⁶ jin⁴ gau³ {cóng shì yán jiū}

1. to do research
2. to carry out research

從善如流〔从---〕 cung⁴ sin⁶ jyu⁴ lau⁴ {cóng shàn rú liú}

readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views

從頭到腳〔从头-脚〕 cung⁴ tau⁴ dou³ goek³ {cóng tóu dào jiǎo}

from head to foot

從頭到尾〔从头--〕 cung⁴ tau⁴ dou³ mei⁵ {cóng tóu dào wěi}

1. from start to finish
2. from head to tail
3. the whole (thing)

從天而降〔从---〕 cung⁴ tin¹ ji⁴ gong³ {cóng tiān ér jiàng}

1. lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
2. fig. to appear unexpectedly
3. to arise abruptly
4. out of the blue
5. to drop into one's lap

從井救人〔从---〕 cung⁴ zeng² gau³ jan⁴ {cóng jǐng jiù rén}

to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

從容不迫〔从---〕 sung¹ jung⁴ bat¹ bik¹ {cóng róng bù pò}

1. calm
2. unruffled

從從容容〔从从--〕 sung¹ sung¹ jung⁴ jung⁴ {cóng cóng róng róng}

1. unhurried
2. all in good time

從善如登，從惡如崩〔从----从恶--〕 cung⁴ sin⁶ jyu⁴ dang¹, cung⁴ ok³ jyu⁴ bang¹ {cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng}

doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)