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Meaning of 从

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(Trad.: 從)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 2
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Total strokes: 4; Radical:
Ideographic:One person following another
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Pinyin: cóng
English Definition: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
Chinese Definition:
①依顺:顺从。盲从。从善如流。
②采取,按照:从优。
③跟随:愿从其后。
④跟随的人:侍从。仆从。
⑤参与:从业。从政。投笔从戎。
⑥由,自:从古至今。从我做起。
⑦次要的:主从。从犯。
⑧宗族中次于至亲的亲属:从父(伯父、叔父的通称)。
⑨中国魏以后,古代官品(有“正品”和“从品”之分,宋代龙图阁大学士为从二品)。
⑩姓氏。

Example Words:
从事HSK 5 cóng shì to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
从而HSK 5 cóng ér thus; thereby
从此HSK 5 cóng from now on; since then; henceforth
从来HSK 4 cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
自从HSK 5 cóng since (a time); ever since
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2
Pinyin: zòng
English Definition:second cousin
Chinese Definition:
①古同“纵”,竖,直。
②古同“纵”,放任。

Example Sentences
1
He never arrives late.
2
He never drinks alcohol.
3
Where are you from?
4
I knew him before.
5
The sun rises from the east.