Word: 從 (cóng)

從 is how 从 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 从

What 從 means

cóng: from; to follow; ever; (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer

Full dictionary entry for 從

What 從 means in each sentence

from 72 sentences
ever 2 sentences

Example sentences using 從

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我們從那裡逃了出來。

Wǒmen cóng nàli táole chūlái.

We made it out of there.
我們新的英語老師剛從大學畢業。

Wǒmen xīn de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī gāng cóng dàxué bìyè.

Our new English teacher is fresh from college.
我們該怎麼從這裡出去。

Wǒmen gāi zěnme cóng zhèlǐ chūqù.

How do we get out of here?
我剛從學校回來。

Wǒ gāng cóng xuéxiào huílai.

I have just come back from school.
我剛從英國回來。

Wǒ gāng cóng Yīngguó huílai.

I have just returned from Britain.
我剛從這裡經過。

Wǒ gāng cóng zhèlǐ jīngguò.

I only happened to pass here just now.
我是從中國來的。

Wǒ shì cóng Zhōngguó lái de.

I come from China.
我是從羅馬來的。

Wǒ shì cóng Luómǎ lái de.

I'm from Rome.
我的父母是從中國來的。

Wǒ de fùmǔ shì cóng Zhōngguó lái de.

My parents are from China.
我跑著從他們面前經過。

Wǒ pǎozhe cóng tāmen miànqián jīngguò.

I went running past them.
報告說明，天然資源管理需從根本加以改善。

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

The report says that natural resource management needs to be improved from the root.
教育從家庭開始。

Jiàoyù cóng jiātíng kāishǐ.

Education starts at home.
新來的英語老師剛從大學畢業。

Xīn lái de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī gāng cóng dàxué bìyè.

Our new English teacher is fresh from college.
無論從哪方面看，她很健康。

Wúlùn cóng nǎ fāngmiàn kàn, tā hěn jiànkāng.

To all appearances, she is healthy.
日本從國外進口各種原料。

Rìběn cóng guówài jìnkǒu gèzhǒng yuánliào.

Japan imports various raw materials from abroad.
愛從不是錯的。

Ài cóng bú shì cuò de.

Love is never wrong.
船從橋下通過。

Chuán cóng qiáo xià tōngguò.

The boat passed under the bridge.
讓我們從第30頁開始。

Ràng wǒmen cóng dì sānshí yè kāishǐ.

Let's begin at page 30.
請把牛奶從冰箱里拿出來。

Qǐng bǎ niúnǎi cóng bīngxiāng lǐ ná chūlái.

Please take the milk out of the fridge.
這家店從9點開到18點。

Zhè jiā diàn cóng jiǔ diǎn kāi dào shíbā diǎn.

This shop is open from 9am to 6pm.
那些人從哪來的？

Nèixiē rén cóng nǎ lái de?

Where are those people from?
那從不會發生。

Nà cóng búhuì fāshēng.

That won't ever happen.
錢不會從樹上長出來。

Qián búhuì cóng shù shàng zhǎng chūlái.

Money does not grow on trees.
雨從昨天晚上下到現在。

Yǔ cóng zuótiān wǎnshang xià dào xiànzài.

It's been raining since last night.
風從東方吹來。

Fēng cóng dōngfāng chuī lái.

The wind is blowing from the east.