Word: 从 (cóng)

我不知道它是从哪里来的。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì cóng nǎlǐ lái de.

I didn't know where it came from.

我从不想离开波士顿。

Wǒ cóng bùxiǎng líkāi Bōshìdùn.

I never want to leave Boston.

我从两点开始一直等你。

Wǒ cóng liǎng diǎn kāishǐ yìzhí děng nǐ.

I've been waiting for you since two o'clock.

我从中国到日本。

Wǒ cóng Zhōngguó dào Rìběn.

I came to Japan from China.

我从中国回来了。

Wǒ cóng Zhōngguó huílaile.

I returned from China.

我从九点工作到六点。

Wǒ cóng jiǔ diǎn gōngzuò dào liù diǎn.

I work from nine to six.

我从他身上学会了很多东西。

Wǒ cóng tā shēnshang xuéhuì le hěn duō dōngxi.

I learned a lot from him.

我从他身上学到了耐心。

Wǒ cóng tā shēnshang xuédàole nàixīn.

I learned patience from him.

我从他那听到的。

Wǒ cóng tā nà tīngdào de.

I heard from him.

我从他那里买了它。

Wǒ cóng tā nàli mǎile tā.

I bought it from him.

我从出租车上下来。

Wǒ cóng chūzūchē shàng xiàlai.

I got out of the taxi.

我从广播中听到它。

Wǒ cóng guǎngbō zhōng tīngdào tā.

I heard it on the radio.

我从德国订购了那些书。

Wǒ cóng Déguó dìnggòule nèixiē shū.

I ordered those books from Germany.

我从收音机听到了这个消息。

Wǒ cóng shōuyīnjī tīngdàole zhège xiāoxi.

I heard the news on the radio.

我从收音机听到它。

Wǒ cóng shōuyīnjī tīngdào tā.

I heard it on the radio.

我从早考到晚。

Wǒ cóng zǎo kǎo dào wǎn.

I have exams from dawn till dusk.

我从昨天开始一直忙着。

Wǒ cóng zuótiān kāishǐ yìzhí mángzhe.

I have been busy since yesterday.

我从昨天起没有吃任何东西。

Wǒ cóng zuótiān qǐ méiyǒu chī rènhé dōngxi.

I haven't eaten anything since yesterday.

我从没想到事情会变成这样。

Wǒ cóng méixiǎngdào shìqing huì biànchéng zhèyàng.

I never expected things would turn out like this.

我从盒子里拿出来一块巧克力。

Wǒ cóng hézi lǐ ná chūlái yíkuài qiǎokèlì.

I took a piece of chocolate out of the box.

我从窗口爬进来的。

Wǒ cóng chuāngkǒu pá jìnlái de.

I climbed in through the window.

我从英国订了这本书。

Wǒ cóng Yīngguó dìngle zhè běn shū.

I ordered the book from England.

我从那时起就没有见过她。

Wǒ cóng nàshí qǐ jiù méiyǒu jiànguo tā.

I haven't seen her since then.

我们不想从你身上要任何东西。

Wǒmen bùxiǎng cóng nǐ shēnshang yào rènhé dōngxi.

We don't want anything from you.

我们两个人从德国来。

Wǒmen liǎng gè rén cóng Déguó lái.

Both of us are from Germany.

我们从前从没有过这个问题。

Wǒmen cóngqián cóng méiyǒuguo zhège wèntí.

We've never had this problem before.

我们从印度进口茶叶。

Wǒmen cóng Yìndù jìnkǒu cháyè.

We import tea from India.

我们从德国来。

Wǒmen cóng Déguó lái.

We are from Germany.

我们从根本问题入手吧。

Wǒmen cóng gēnběn wèntí rùshǒu ba.

Let's address the fundamental issues.

我们从第十课开始吧。

Wǒmen cóng dì shí kè kāishǐ ba.

Let's start with Lesson Ten.

我们从经验中学习。

Wǒmen cóng jīngyàn zhōng xuéxí.

We learn by experience.

我们从这儿走就能追上他们。

Wǒmen cóng zhèr zǒu jiù néng zhuī shàng tāmen.

If we go this way, we'll catch up with them.

我们从这里可以听到海的声音。

Wǒmen cóng zhèlǐ kěyǐ tīngdào hǎi de shēngyīn.

We can hear the ocean from here.

我们从这里看到城市。

Wǒmen cóng zhèlǐ kàndào chéngshì.

From here we see the city.

我们从那里逃了出来。

Wǒmen cóng nàli táole chūlái.

We made it out of there.

我们从马来西亚得到材料。

Wǒmen cóng Mǎláixīyà dédào cáiliào.

We get the materials from Malaysia.

我们新的英语老师刚从大学毕业。

Wǒmen xīn de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī gāng cóng dàxué bìyè.

Our new English teacher is fresh from college.

我们没有被告知他从哪里来。

Wǒmen méiyǒu bèi gàozhī tā cóng nǎlǐ lái.

We weren't told where he came from.

我们该怎么从这里出去。

Wǒmen gāi zěnme cóng zhèlǐ chūqù.

How do we get out of here?

我刚从学校回来。

Wǒ gāng cóng xuéxiào huílai.

I have just come back from school.

我刚从英国回来。

Wǒ gāng cóng Yīngguó huílai.

I have just returned from Britain.

我刚从这里经过。

Wǒ gāng cóng zhèlǐ jīngguò.

I only happened to pass here just now.

我刚从邮局回来。

Wǒ gāng cóng yóujú huílai.

I have just returned from the post office.

我想从这家公司辞职。

Wǒ xiǎng cóng zhè jiā gōngsī cízhí.

I mean to quit this company.

我是从中国来的。

Wǒ shì cóng Zhōngguó lái de.

I come from China.

我是从京都来的。

Wǒ shì cóng Jīngdū lái de.

I'm from Kyoto.

我是从他那儿买的。

Wǒ shì cóng tā nàr mǎi de.

I bought it from him.

我是从罗马来的。

Wǒ shì cóng Luómǎ lái de.

I'm from Rome.

我正从花园来。

Wǒ zhèng cóng huāyuán lái.

I'm coming from the garden.

我的儿子从盒子里拿了一粒糖。

Wǒ de érzi cóng hézi lǐ nále yí lì táng.

My son took a candy from the box.

我的父母是从中国来的。

Wǒ de fùmǔ shì cóng Zhōngguó lái de.

My parents are from China.

我看见他从旅馆出来。

Wǒ kànjiàn tā cóng lǚguǎn chūlái.

I saw him coming out of the hotel.

我跑着从他们面前经过。

Wǒ pǎozhe cóng tāmen miànqián jīngguò.

I went running past them.

我邻居刚从墨西哥旅行回来。

Wǒ línjū gāng cóng Mòxīgē lǚxíng huílai.

My neighbor just came back from a trip to Mexico.

把橙子从冰箱里拿出来。

Bǎ chéngzi cóng bīngxiāng lǐ ná chūlái.

Take the oranges out of the fridge.

把纸卷成筒，从这头往里看。

Bǎ zhǐ juǎn chéng tǒng, cóng zhè tóu wǎng lǐ kàn.

Roll the paper into a tube and look in from this end.

报告说明，天然资源管理需从根本加以改善。

Bàogào shuōmíng, tiānrán zīyuán guǎnlǐ xū cóng gēnběn jiāyǐ gǎishàn.

The report says that natural resource management needs to be improved from the root.

故事里的仙女从天上飞下来。

Gùshi lǐ de xiānnǚ cóng tiānshàng fēi xiàlai.

In the story, the fairy flies down from the sky.

教育从家庭开始。

Jiàoyù cóng jiātíng kāishǐ.

Education starts at home.

新来的英语老师刚从大学毕业。

Xīn lái de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī gāng cóng dàxué bìyè.

Our new English teacher is fresh from college.

新的年度从一月开始。

Xīn de niándù cóng yíyuè kāishǐ.

The new fiscal year starts in January.

新规定从明年一月一日起施行。

Xīn guīdìng cóng míngnián yíyuè yírì qǐ shīxíng.

The new regulation takes effect on January first next year.

新飞行器明天早上从海边发射。

Xīn fēixíngqì míngtiān zǎoshang cóng hǎibiān fāshè.

The new flying craft will be launched from the coast tomorrow morning.

无论从哪方面看，她很健康。

Wúlùn cóng nǎ fāngmiàn kàn, tā hěn jiànkāng.

To all appearances, she is healthy.

日本从国外进口各种原料。

Rìběn cóng guówài jìnkǒu gèzhǒng yuánliào.

Japan imports various raw materials from abroad.

明天我要从香港去趟内地。

Míngtiān wǒ yào cóng Xiānggǎng qù tàng nèidì.

Tomorrow, I am coming back from Hong Kong to the mainland.

有些苹果从树上掉了下来。

Yǒuxiē píngguǒ cóng shù shàng diào le xiàlai.

Some apples fell down from the tree.

机场大巴从哪里出发？

Jīchǎng dàbā cóng nǎlǐ chūfā?

Where do the airport buses leave from?

梦从想中来

mèng cóng xiǎng zhōng lái

dreams come from thinking

植物从土壤中汲取水分。

Zhíwù cóng tǔrǎng zhōng jíqǔ shuǐfèn.

Plants draw water from the soil.

植物的根从土里吸取水分。

Zhíwù de gēn cóng tǔ lǐ xīqǔ shuǐfèn.

Plant roots absorb water from the soil.

水从源流树从根

shuǐ cóng yuánliú shù cóng gēn

water flows from its source, trees grow from their roots

水果店从批发商进货。

Shuǐguǒ diàn cóng pīfāshāng jìnhuò.

The fruit shop buys its stock from a wholesaler.

油漆从墙上脱落。

Yóuqī cóng qiáng shàng tuōluò.

The paint was coming off the wall.

浪从风来,草从根来

làng cóng fēng lái,cǎo cóng gēn lái

Waves come from the wind; grass comes from roots

渔民从湖底捞出一口旧钟。

Yúmín cóng hú dǐ lāo chū yìkǒu jiù zhōng.

A fisherman dredged an old bell up from the bottom of the lake.

瀑布从山上冲下来，气势很大。

Pùbù cóng shānshàng chōng xiàlai, qìshì hěn dà.

The waterfall rushes down the mountain with great grandeur.

瀑布从山上流下来，非常壮观。

Pùbù cóng shānshàng liú xiàlai, fēicháng zhuàngguān.

The waterfall pours down from the mountain, and it is spectacular.

瀑布从山顶直泻而下。

Pùbù cóng shāndǐng zhí xiè ér xià.

The waterfall pours straight down from the mountaintop.

瀑布从高高的山上泻下来。

Pùbù cóng gāo gāo de shānshàng xiè xiàlai.

The waterfall pours down from the high mountain.

烟从烟囱上升。

Yān cóng yāncōng shàngshēng.

Smoke is rising from the chimney.

烟从烟囱里冒了出来。

Yān cóng yāncōng lǐ màole chūlái.

The smoke went upward through the chimney.

爱从不是错的。

Ài cóng bú shì cuò de.

Love is never wrong.

猫从厨房叼走了一条鱼。

Māo cóng chúfáng diāo zǒule yìtiáo yú.

The cat took a fish from the kitchen in its mouth.

猴子从树上掉了下来。

Hóuzi cóng shù shàng diào le xiàlai.

The monkey fell from the tree.

玄奘从长安出发，去印度取经。

Xuánzàng cóng Cháng'ān chūfā, qù Yìndù qǔjīng.

Xuanzang set out from Chang'an to go to India to seek Buddhist scriptures.

球从桌子上滚动到了地上。

Qiú cóng zhuōzi shàng gǔndòng dàole dìshang.

The ball rolled from the table onto the floor.

甜从苦中来，福从祸中生

tián cóng kǔ zhōng lái, Fú cóng huò zhōng shēng

Sweetness comes out of bitterness, fortune is born out of misfortune

百尺高楼从地起

bǎichǐ gāolóu cóng dì qǐ

a hundred-foot tall building rises from the ground

百病从脚起

bǎibìng cóng jiǎo qǐ

a hundred illnesses start from the feet

皇上今天要见从南方来的客人。

Huángshang jīntiān yào jiàn cóng nánfāng lái de kèrén.

His Majesty the Emperor will receive guests from the south today.

着火时要从消防通道下楼。

Zháohuǒ shí yào cóng xiāofángtōngdào xiàlóu.

In a fire, you should go downstairs by the fire exit.

石头从山上快速下坠。

Shítou cóng shānshàng kuàisù xiàzhuì.

The rock fell rapidly down from the mountain.

磁悬浮从机场到市区只要八分钟。

Cíxuánfú cóng jīchǎng dào shìqū zhǐyào bā fēnzhōng.

The maglev takes only eight minutes from the airport to the city center.

税款已经从工资里扣除了。

Shuìkuǎn yǐjīng cóng gōngzī lǐ kòuchúle.

The tax has already been deducted from the salary.

给我从浴室拿几条毛巾来。

Gěi wǒ cóng yùshì ná jǐ tiáo máojīn lái.

Get me some towels from the bathroom.

老虎从动物园中逃出来了。

Lǎohǔ cóng dòngwùyuán zhōng táo chūláile.

The tigers escaped from the zoo.

聪明人会从自己的错误中受益。

Cōngming rén huì cóng zìjǐ de cuòwù zhōng shòuyì.

A wise man profits from his mistakes.

船从桥下通过。

Chuán cóng qiáo xià tōngguò.

The boat passed under the bridge.

船老大带学员,从河说起

chuánlǎodà dài xuéyuán,cóng hé shuōqǐ

a boatman teaching a trainee: starting with the river (河)