Word: 从 (cóng)

一个人的修养可以从小事看出来。

Yí gè rén de xiūyǎng kěyǐ cóng xiǎoshì kàn chūlái.

You can tell a person's self-cultivation from small things.

一个犯人从监狱里逃出来了。

Yí gè fànrén cóng jiānyù lǐ táo chūláile.

A prisoner escaped from prison.

一位友人从远方寄来了礼物。

Yí wèi yǒurén cóng yuǎnfāng jì láile lǐwù.

A friend from far away sent me a gift.

一只小猫从草丛里跑了出来。

Yìzhī xiǎomāo cóng cǎocóng lǐ pǎole chūlái.

A kitten ran out from the underbrush.

一片叶子慢慢从树上坠落下来。

Yípiàn yèzi mànmàn cóng shù shàng zhuìluò xiàlai.

A leaf slowly fell from the tree.

一颗棒球从窗外飞了进来。

Yì kē bàngqiú cóng chuāng wài fēi le jìnlái.

A baseball came flying through the window.

万事从一开始

wànshì cóng yì kāishǐ

all things begin from one

万事皆从急中错

wànshì jiē cóng jí zhōng cuò

all mistakes come from being in a hurry

不要从右边咬。

Búyào cóng yòubian yǎo.

Don't bite on the right side.

书从柜子上掉下来。

Shū cóng guìzi shàng diào xiàlai.

The book fell from the cabinet.

井淘三遍吃甜水，人从三师武艺高

jǐng táo sān biàn chī tiánshuǐ, rén cóng sān shī wǔyì gāo

clean a well three times and drink sweet water; learn from three teachers and your skill is high

人有善愿，天必从之

rén yǒu shàn yuàn, tiān bì cóng zhī

if a person has a good wish, Heaven will surely grant it

人群从体育馆中涌了出来。

Rénqún cóng tǐyùguǎn zhōng yǒngle chūlái.

The crowd poured out of the gym.

今年春天他从高中毕业了。

Jīnnián chūntiān tā cóng gāozhōng bìyè le.

He graduated from high school this spring.

从一到十分，你最近感觉如何？

Cóng yí dào shífēn, nǐ zuìjìn gǎnjué rúhé?

On a scale from 1 to 10, how have you been feeling?

从今天开始，我要学一点日语。

Cóng jīntiān kāishǐ, wǒ yào xué yìdiǎn Rìyǔ.

Starting from today, I am going to learn a little Japanese.

从他的表情，我推断他不太高兴。

Cóng tā de biǎoqíng, wǒ tuīduàn tā bú tài gāoxìng.

From his expression, I inferred that he wasn't very happy.

从你来时的路回家。

Cóng nǐ lái shí de lù huíjiā.

Take the same road home that you came on.

从北京寄到上海，运费是多少？

Cóng Běijīng jì dào Shànghǎi, yùnfèi shì duōshǎo?

How much is the shipping from Beijing to Shanghai?

从北京飞到南非要很长时间。

Cóng Běijīng fēi dào Nánfēi yào hěn cháng shíjiān.

It takes a long time to fly from Beijing to South Africa.

从古到今，没有过不灭亡的国家。

Cóng gǔ dào jīn, méiyǒuguo bú mièwáng de guójiā.

There has never been a nation that was not eventually destroyed.

从哪儿来的？

Cóng nǎr lái de?

Where did it come from?

从地上捡起这支铅笔。

Cóng dìshang jiǎn qǐ zhè zhī qiānbǐ.

Pick up the pencil from the floor.

从她的年龄看来，我妈妈很年轻。

Cóng tā de niánlíng kànlai, wǒ māma hěn niánqīng.

My mother looks young for her age.

从山顶看，房子都很渺小。

Cóng shāndǐng kàn, fángzi dōu hěn miǎoxiǎo.

Seen from the mountaintop, the houses all look tiny.

从山顶看，景观特别美。

Cóng shāndǐng kàn, jǐngguān tèbié měi.

Seen from the mountaintop, the landscape is especially beautiful.

从微观角度看，问题很复杂。

Cóng wēiguān jiǎodù kàn, wèntí hěn fùzá.

Viewed from a micro perspective, the problem is very complex.

从我家到公司顶多十分钟。

Cóng wǒjiā dào gōngsī dǐngduō shí fēnzhōng.

It takes ten minutes at most to get from my home to the office.

从我家到学校的距离不远。

Cóng wǒjiā dào xuéxiào de jùlí bù yuǎn.

The distance from my home to school is not far.

从我的房间望出去是街道。

Cóng wǒ de fángjiān wàng chūqù shì jiēdào.

My room looks out on the street.

从数据中可以归纳出结论。

Cóng shùjù zhōng kěyǐ guīnà chū jiélùn.

A conclusion can be drawn from the data.

从整体看，计划似乎很好。

Cóng zhěngtǐ kàn, jìhuà sìhū hěn hǎo.

As a whole, the plan seems to be good.

从无到有，这叫成就。

Cóng wú dào yǒu, zhè jiào chéngjiù.

Going from not having to having – that’s success.

从星期天开始就一直在下雨。

Cóng xīngqītiān kāishǐ jiù yìzhí zài xiàyǔ.

It's been raining since Sunday.

从机场到旅馆多远？

Cóng jīchǎng dào lǚguǎn duō yuǎn?

How far is it from the airport to the hotel?

从村子到县城要坐一个小时的车。

Cóng cūnzi dào xiànchéng yào zuò yí gè xiǎoshí de chē.

It takes an hour by bus to get from the village to the county town.

从某种意义上来说，她也是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì shànglái shuō, tā yě shì duì de.

In a sense, she is right, too.

从某种意义来说，你是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì lái shuō, nǐ shì duì de.

You're right in a sense.

从梢儿吃甘蔗,一节比一节甜

cóng shāor chī gānzhe,yì jié bǐ yì jié tián

eating sugarcane from the tip: each section sweeter than the last

从没有人听说过这件事。

Cóng méiyǒu rén tīngshuōguo zhè jiàn shì.

Nobody had ever heard of it.

从清晨开始一直下雨。

Cóng qīngchén kāishǐ yìzhí xiàyǔ.

It's been raining since early morning.

从父亲到儿子。

Cóng fùqīn dào érzi.

From father to son.

从现在开始，由她来照顾你。

Cóng xiànzài kāishǐ, yóu tā lái zhàogu nǐ.

She will care for you from now on.

从现在起，你要更努力学习了。

Cóng xiànzài qǐ, nǐ yào gèng nǔlì xuéxíle.

You'll have to study harder from now on.

从现在起，更加努力。

Cóng xiànzài qǐ, gèngjiā nǔlì.

From now on, try harder.

从申请单中删除他的名字。

Cóng shēnqǐng dān zhōng shānchú tā de míngzi.

Delete his name from the list of the applicants.

从第一章开始吧。

Cóng dìyī zhāng kāishǐ ba.

Let's begin with the first chapter.

从第十课的开头读起。

Cóng dì shí kè de kāitóu dú qǐ.

Read Lesson 10 from the beginning.

从筛子底看人,把人看零碎了

cóng shāizi dǐ kàn rén,bǎ rén kàn língsuìle

looking at a person through the bottom of a sieve: seeing them in pieces

从草地里出来。

Cóng cǎodì lǐ chūlái.

Stay off the grass.

从谈吐就能看出，他读过很多书。

Cóng tántǔ jiù néng kànchū, tā dúguo hěn duō shū.

You can tell from the way he speaks that he has read a lot of books.

从这个县到城里要坐两个小时车。

Cóng zhège xiàn dào chénglǐ yào zuò liǎng gè xiǎoshí chē.

It takes two hours by car to get from this county to the city.

从这个问题开始吧。

Cóng zhège wèntí kāishǐ ba.

Let's begin with this problem.

从这些数据能推论什么？

Cóng zhèxiē shùjù néng tuīlùn shénme?

What can be inferred from this data?

从这些里选一个。

Cóng zhèxiē lǐ xuǎn yí gè.

Choose any one from among these.

从这儿到市中心要坐多久？

Cóng zhèr dào shìzhōngxīn yào zuò duōjiǔ?

How long does it take to get to the city centre from here?

从这儿到那儿是很近的。

Cóng zhèr dào nàr shì hěn jìn de.

It's not far from here to there.

从这儿开到东京我花了五个小时。

Cóng zhèr kāi dào Dōngjīng wǒ huāle wǔ gè xiǎoshí.

It took me five hours to drive from here to Tokyo.

从这儿看景色很美。

Cóng zhèr kàn jǐngsè hěn měi.

It is a nice view from here.

从这开始走用不了两小时。

Cóng zhè kāishǐ zǒu yòng bù liǎo liǎng xiǎoshí.

It is no less than two hours' walk from here.

从这里到银行足有三公里路。

Cóng zhèlǐ dào yínháng zú yǒu sān gōnglǐ lù.

It is three kilometers from here to the bank.

从这里可以看到富士山。

Cóng zhèlǐ kěyǐ kàndào Fùshì Shān.

Mt. Fuji can be seen from here.

从这里可以见到那座塔。

Cóng zhèlǐ kěyǐ jiàndào nà zuò tǎ.

The tower can be seen from here.

从这里开始。

Cóng zhèlǐ kāishǐ.

Start here.

从这里步行到你家要多长时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ bùxíng dào nǐ jiā yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take from here to your house on foot?

从这里步行到车站要多少时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ bùxíng dào chēzhàn yào duōshǎo shíjiān?

How long does it take to walk from here to the station?

从这里走到学校，顶多十分钟。

Cóng zhèlǐ zǒu dào xuéxiào, dǐngduō shí fēnzhōng.

It's ten minutes at most to walk from here to school.

从这里飞到新加坡要多长时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ fēi dào Xīnjiāpō yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take to fly from here to Singapore?

从那儿下来！

Cóng nàr xiàlai!

Get down from there.

从那时起我就没有看到他。

Cóng nàshí qǐ wǒ jiù méiyǒu kàndào tā.

I haven't seen him since then.

从那时起，我就爱上兔子了。

Cóng nàshí qǐ, wǒ jiù ài shàng tùzi le.

I've been attracted to rabbits ever since.

从长远来看，也许结果比你所想的要好。

Cóng chángyuǎn láikàn, yěxǔ jiéguǒ bǐ nǐ suǒ xiǎng de yào hǎo.

It might turn out better than you think in the long run.

从飞机上看，汽车都变得很渺小。

Cóng fēijī shàng kàn, qìchē dōu biànde hěn miǎoxiǎo.

Seen from the plane, the cars all look tiny.

从80楼可以看到整个城市，咱们上去看一下吧。

Cóng bāshí lóu kěyǐ kàndào zhěnggè chéngshì, zánmen shàngqù kàn yíxià ba.

From the 80th floor you can see the whole city - let's go up and have a look.

他从不会说谎。

Tā cóng búhuì shuōhuǎng.

He always tells the truth.

他从不在乎一时的得失。

Tā cóng búzàihu yìshí de déshī.

He never cares about momentary successes and failures.

他从中国回来了。

Tā cóng Zhōngguó huílaile.

He came back from China.

他从书架上拿下来了一本书。

Tā cóng shūjià shàng ná xiàlai le yìběn shū.

He took a book down from the bookshelf.

他从云南带了些特产。

Tā cóng Yúnnán dàile xiē tèchǎn.

He brought back some local products from Yunnan.

他从什么地方来的？

Tā cóng shénme dìfang lái de?

Where does he come from?

他从他的口袋里取出了一枚硬币。

Tā cóng tā de kǒudài lǐ qǔchūle yì méi yìngbì.

He took a coin out of his pocket.

他从国内回来了。

Tā cóng guónèi huílaile.

He came back from China.

他从大陆回来了。

Tā cóng dàlù huílaile.

He returned from China.

他从家里拿来了一瓶红酒。

Tā cóng jiālǐ náláile yì píng hóngjiǔ.

He brought a bottle of red wine from home.

他从小镇搬到了大城市。

Tā cóng xiǎozhèn bān dàole Dàchéng Shì.

He moved from a small town to a big city.

他从心底笑了出来。

Tā cóng xīndǐ xiàole chūlái.

He laughed a hearty laugh.

他从收音机听到了这个消息。

Tā cóng shōuyīnjī tīngdàole zhège xiāoxi.

He heard the news on the radio.

他从早上九点工作到下午五点半。

Tā cóng zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn gōngzuò dào xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn.

He works from nine to five-thirty.

他从早上工作到夜晚。

Tā cóng zǎoshang gōngzuò dào yèwǎn.

He carried on working from morning till night.

他从早吃到晚。

Tā cóng zǎo chī dào wǎn.

He eats non-stop.

他从早工作到晚。

Tā cóng zǎo gōngzuò dào wǎn.

He works from morning until night.

他从杭州来。

Tā cóng Hángzhōu lái.

He comes from Hangzhou.

他从热那亚来。

Tā cóng Rènàyà lái.

He comes from Genoa.

他从窗帘后出来了。

Tā cóng chuānglián hòu chūláile.

He came out from behind the curtain.

他从美国回来了。

Tā cóng Měiguó huílaile.

He came back from America.

他从英国来。

Tā cóng Yīngguó lái.

He comes from England.

他从路上捡起一样白色的东西。

Tā cóng lùshang jiǎn qǐ yíyàng báisè de dōngxi.

He picked up something white on the street.

他从银行得到了贷款。

Tā cóng yínháng dédàole dàikuǎn.

He got a loan from the bank.

他们从人群中挤过去了。

Tāmen cóng rénqún zhōng jǐ guòqù le.

They made their way through the crowd.

他们从去年开始学英文。

Tāmen cóng qùnián kāishǐ xué Yīngwén.

They started studying English last year.