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cóng
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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口出。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2105483)

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Words Containing 从

舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié

to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

从心所欲
cóng xīn suǒ yù

whatever you like

从今以后
cóng jīn yǐ hòu
从优
cóng yōu

preferential treatment

从句
cóng jù

clause

从严
cóng yán

strict

无从下手
wú cóng xià shǒu

not know where to start

跟从
gēn cóng

to follow

力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn

less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish

喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng

joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news

投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng

to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)

弃恶从善
qì è cóng shàn

to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)

从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng

lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)

择善而从
zé shàn ér cóng

to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)

从容不迫
cóng róng bù pò
从来
cóng lái
唯命是从
wéi mìng shì cóng

to follow obediently

信从
xìn cóng

to trust and obey

尊从
zūn cóng

to obey

随从
suí cóng

to accompany

遵从
zūn cóng

to comply with

侍从
shì cóng

to serve (an important personage)

从而
cóng ér
从业
cóng yè
从江县
cóng jiāng xiàn

Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

言听计从
yán tīng jì cóng

to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice

从犯
cóng fàn

accessory to a crime

从影
cóng yǐng

to make movies

从谏如流
cóng jiàn rú liú

to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)

从速
cóng sù

(to do sth) with dispatch

从严惩处
cóng yán chéng chǔ

to deal with sb severely (idiom)

从轻
cóng qīng

to be lenient (in sentencing)

从吏
cóng lì

minor official

从小
cóng xiǎo
从来没有
cóng lái méi yǒu

there has never been; has never had

誓死不从
shì sǐ bù cóng

to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)

人从
rén cóng

retinue

从容
cóng róng
从略
cóng lüe4

to omit (less important details etc)

从母
cóng mǔ

maternal aunt

从没
cóng méi
从化市
cóng huà shì

Conghua, county-level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[guǎng zhōu], Guangdong

从政
cóng zhèng

to be engaged in politics (esp. as a government official)

从属
cóng shǔ

subordinate

从子
cóng zǐ

paternal uncle's son

驯从
xùn cóng

tame

从戎
cóng róng

to enlist

从来没
cóng lái méi

have never

从俭
cóng jiǎn

economical

从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén

to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

从一而终
cóng yī ér zhōng

faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)

老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu

like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)

胁从犯
xié cóng fàn

accomplice under duress; coerced accomplice; induced accomplice

盲从
máng cóng

to follow blindly

从此
cóng cǐ
从众
cóng zhòng

to follow the crowd

从难从严
cóng nán cóng yán

demanding and strict (idiom)

沈从文
shěn cóng wén

Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist

从来不
cóng lái bù
从命
cóng mìng

to obey an order

宾语关系从句
bīn yǔ guān xì cóng jù

object relative clause

从不
cóng bù
从事
cóng shì
中心埋置关系从句
zhōng xīn mái zhì guān xì cóng jù

center-embedded relative clauses

从中
cóng zhōng
从从容容
cóng cóng róng róng

unhurried

病从口入,祸从口出
bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū

Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

从动
cóng dòng

-driven (of mechanism, driven by a component)

应从
yìng cóng

to assent

从头
cóng tóu
从未
cóng wèi
敢不从命
gǎn bù cóng mìng

to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)

主从
zhǔ cóng

master-slave (computing)

何去何从
hé qù hé cóng

what course to follow

三从四德
sān cóng sì dé

Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[dé], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功

侍从官
shì cóng guān

aide-de-camp

从里到外
cóng lǐ dào wài

from the inside to the outside

依从
yī cóng

to comply with

从业人员
cóng yè rén yuán

employee

病从口入
bìng cóng kǒu rù

Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!

从长计议
cóng cháng jì yì

to take one's time making a decision (idiom)

无所适从
wú suǒ shì cóng

not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do

从缓
cóng huǎn

not to hurry

从头到脚
cóng tóu dào jiǎo

from head to foot

从江
cóng jiāng

Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng

deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)

从头到尾
cóng tóu dào wěi

from start to finish

从军
cóng jūn

to enlist

无从
wú cóng

not to have access

从先
cóng xiān

(dialect) before

听从
tīng cóng

to listen and obey

服从
fú cóng

to obey (an order)

从实招来
cóng shí zhāo lái

to own up to the facts

轻车简从
qīng chē jiǎn cóng

(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort

从化
cóng huà

Conghua, county-level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[guǎng zhōu], Guangdong

从父
cóng fù

paternal uncle

从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú

readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views

从何
cóng hé

whence?

名从主人
míng cóng zhǔ rén

(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use

屈从
qū cóng

to capitulate

从前
cóng qián
从零开始
cóng líng kāi shǐ

to start from scratch

任从
rèn cóng

at one's discretion

从此往后
cóng cǐ wǎng hòu

from here on

祸从口出
huò cóng kǒu chū

Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

过从
guò cóng

to have relations with

顺从
shùn cóng

obedient

从良
cóng liáng

(of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom

自从
zì cóng

since (a time)

一部二十四史,不知从何说起
yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ

It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.

从事研究
cóng shì yán jiū

to do research

行不从径
xíng bù cóng jìng

lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study

碍难从命
ài nán cóng mìng

difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply

师从
shī cóng

to study under (a teacher)

从早到晚
cóng zǎo dào wǎn
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái

lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)

从者
cóng zhě

(literary) follower; attendant

人从众𠈌
rén cóng zhòng yú

(Internet slang) huge crowds of people (emphatic form of 人[rén])

指挥有方,人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng

Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)

驺从
zōu cóng

mounted escort

从宽
cóng kuān

lenient

从善如登,从恶如崩
cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng

doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)

打从
dǎ cóng

from