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

從 dictionary entry

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

Full dictionary entry for 從

What 從 means in each sentence

from 321 sentences
(used before a negative) ever 11 sentences

Example sentences using 從

333 sentences, showing page 4 of 4.

葡萄最早是從西域傳到中原的嗎？

Pútao zuì zǎo shì cóng Xīyù chuán dào Zhōngyuán de ma?

Did grapes first spread to the Central Plains from the Western Regions?
血液從心臟流進動脈。

Xuèyè cóng xīnzàng liú jìn dòngmài.

Blood flows from the heart into the arteries.
讓我們從第30頁開始。

Ràng wǒmen cóng dì sānshí yè kāishǐ.

Let's begin at page 30.
記憶隨時間從我的腦海中流逝。

Jìyì suí shíjiān cóng wǒ de nǎohǎi zhōng liúshì.

Over time, the memories have leached from my mind.
誠招天下客，譽從信中來

chéngzhāo tiānxià kè, yù cóng xìn zhōng lái

Sincerity draws customers from everywhere; reputation comes from trustworthiness
請從側面看一下這輛車。

Qǐng cóng cèmiàn kàn yíxià zhè liàng chē.

Please take a look at this car from the side.
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.
貨車可以從外環路繞行。

Huòchē kěyǐ cóng wài huánlù ràoxíng.

Trucks can bypass the area via the outer ring road.
車從右邊過來了！

Chē cóng yòubian guòlái le!

A car is coming from the right!
這從誰那兒拿的？

Zhè cóng shéi nàr ná de?

Who did you get this from?
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.
這盒烏龍茶是朋友從福建帶來的。

Zhè hé wūlóngchá shì péngyou cóng Fújiàn dàilái de.

This box of oolong tea was brought from Fujian by a friend.
這裡的雨季從六月開始。

Zhèlǐ de yǔjì cóng liùyuè kāishǐ.

The rainy season here starts in June.
這項規定從下個月一號起施行。

Zhè xiàng guīdìng cóng xiàgeyuè yíhào qǐ shīxíng.

This regulation takes effect from the first of next month.
那麼，我們從哪兒開始？

Nàme, wǒmen cóng nǎr kāishǐ?

So, where shall we begin?
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.
那蘋果從樹上掉下來。

Nà píngguǒ cóng shù shàng diào xiàlai.

The apple fell from the tree.
那顆隕石是從太空掉下來的。

Nà kē yǔnshí shì cóng tàikōng diào xiàlai de.

That meteorite fell from space.
錢不會從樹上長出來。

Qián búhuì cóng shù shàng zhǎng chūlái.

Money does not grow on trees.
長城是從秦朝開始修的。

Chángchéng shì cóng qíncháo kāishǐ xiū de.

The Great Wall was first built starting in the Qin dynasty.
陽光從天窗照進了房間。

Yángguāng cóng tiānchuāng zhào jìnle fángjiān.

Sunlight shone into the room through the skylight.
阿拉伯語是從右往左寫的。

Ālābóyǔ shì cóng yòu wǎng zuǒ xiě de.

Arabic is written from right to left.
雨從早上一直下到現在。

Yǔ cóng zǎoshang yìzhí xià dào xiànzài.

It's been raining since morning.
雨從昨天晚上下到現在。

Yǔ cóng zuótiān wǎnshang xià dào xiànzài.

It's been raining since last night.
雷公打豆腐，從軟處下手

Léigōngdǎdòufu, cóng ruǎn chù xiàshǒu

the Thunder God striking tofu: starting from the soft spot
鞭炮聲從四面八方傳來。

Biānpào shēng cóng sìmiàn-bāfāng chuánlái.

The sound of firecrackers came from all around.
風從東方吹來。

Fēng cóng dōngfāng chuī lái.

The wind is blowing from the east.
風從四方吹來，帳篷搖個不停。

Fēng cóng sìfāng chuī lái, zhàngpeng yáo gè bùtíng.

The wind blew from every direction, and the tent kept shaking.
風從西北方吹過來。

Fēng cóng xīběifāng chuī guòlái.

The wind is blowing in from the northwest.
飛機冒著黑煙，從空中墜了下來。

Fēijī màozhe hēiyān, cóng kōngzhōng zhuìle xiàlai.

The plane, trailing black smoke, fell from the sky.
鳥類是從恐龍演化而來的。

Niǎolèi shì cóng kǒnglóng yǎnhuà ér lái de.

Birds evolved from dinosaurs.
麻繩易從細處斷

máshéng yì cóng xì chǔduàn

Hemp rope breaks easily at its thin spot