从

The character "从" has 4 strokes. "从" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "从" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "从" are "cóng" . View the stroke order of "从">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "从"

v.: follow; yield to; comply with; listen to; obey; adopt a certain attitude; follow a certain principle; join; be engaged in

n.: entourage; follower; servant; attendant; relationship between cousins, etc of the same paternal grandfather or great-grandfather

adj.: secondary; subordinate; accessory; subsidiary

prep.: from (a particular time, place or limit); past; by; through (a place); from; considering

adv.: ever; always

• follow : v.跟在…后面；跟随；排在…后面；按照（指示；规则）做；执行；密切注意；从事；进行；跟踪；追随
• yield to : 屈服于
• comply with : 遵守；符合；与...一致
• listen to : 倾听, 聆听, 收听
• obey : v.服从；顺从；听从；遵守；执行；遵循
• join : v.连接；接合；参加；参与；联合；参军；入伍；陪同；随同；与…汇合
• be engaged in : 从事；参与
• entourage : n.随行人员；随员；扈从
• follower : n.追随者；拥护者；爱好者；跟在后面的人
• servant : n.佣人；仆人；公务员；政府的雇员；热心追随者
• attendant : n.服务员；管理员；出席者；参与者；随从；仆从；侍臣
• secondary : adj.第二的；第二位的；副的；二代的；中等教育的；次级的；仲的
• subordinate : adj.下级的；级别低的；次要的；第二位的
• accessory : n.附件；配件；装饰件；同谋；从犯；小饰品；服装搭配物
• subsidiary : adj.次要的；附属的；子公司的
• past : adj.过去的；不复存在的；以前的；刚过去的；过去时的
• by : prep.由；被；凭借；用；通过；以…之差；相差…；到…之前；不迟于；在…旁边；靠近；在…的时候；关于；根据；以… 的名义
• from : prep.从… 起；始于；来自；从…来；从；由；离；防；因为；由于；与… 不同
• considering : prep. & conj.考虑到；就…而言；鉴于
• ever : adv.在任何时候；从来；有时；总是；始终；越来越多地；不断地；到底；究竟；任何时候
• always : adv.始终；总是；作为最后一着；无论如何；永远；老是；一直以来；一再

Form words with "从"

从价法 ad valorem method

屈己从人 humble oneself to obey others

从心底里怨恨 be inwardly resentful

从桥下通过 pass beneath a bridge

从背后下手 attack sb in the back

从楼上下来 come downstairs

从国外回来 return from abroad

从监狱脱逃 escape from prison

从水井抽水 pump water from a well

从外边来 come from without

靡然从之 go with the fashion

从小路走 go by a lesser road

从墙上摔下来 fall off a wall

从后门进去 enter by the back door

从眼前消逝 pass out of view

从高处眺望 look from a vantage point

从河里抽水 pump water from a river

从幕后窥探 peep behind the scenes

从锁孔偷看 spy through the keyhole

从锁孔偷听 listen at the keyhole

Example phrases using "从"

• 树从土壤中吸收大量水分和营养。

  Trees absorb large amounts of water and nutrients from the soil.

• 现在请看记者从现场发来的简报。

  And now, a brief report from our correspondent on the scene.

• 从他们的长相上看，不像兄弟俩。

  They don’t look like brothers.

• 他很正直，干事情从没什么藏掖。

  He is an upright person and his actions have always been open and above board.

• 机车把烟从烟囱里排放到大气中。

  A locomotive emits smoke from its funnel into the air.

• 从他的行为可以推演出他的动机。

  We can derive his motive from his behaviour.

• 住在该楼里的人都从这个门进出。

  All the residents of this building get in and out through this door.

• 公路上汽车从我们身边嗖嗖而过。

  Cars sizzled past us on the highway.

• 从家里到公司，我今天来回三趟。

  I made three round trips from my house to the office today.

• 他们合力将车从泥泞中拖了出来。

  Together they pulled the cart out from the mud.