cóng

从

from

HSK 2.0 · 2 HSK 3.0 · 1
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02 · Stroke order

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03 · Details

Meaning, words & where you learn it

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Words with 从

从小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
从来 cóng lái always; at all times HSK 3
自从 zì cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
从事 cóng shì to go for; to engage in HSK 3
从前 cóng qián previously; formerly HSK 3
从此 cóng cǐ from now on; since then HSK 4
从而 cóng ér thus; thereby HSK 5
从中 cóng zhōng from within; therefrom HSK 5
服从 fú cóng to obey (an order); to comply HSK 5
从没 cóng méi never (in the past); never did HSK 6
从不 cóng bù never HSK 6
从未 cóng wèi never HSK 7–9

Examples from your lessons

  • 从这里到学校远吗? Is it far from here to school? Lesson 6
  • 从北京到上海坐飞机。 Go from Beijing to Shanghai by airplane. Lesson 6
  • 从这儿到机场怎么走? How do I get from here to the airport? Lesson 16
  • 从这儿到机场要多长时间? How long does it take from here to the airport? Lesson 16
  • 从我家到北京,坐飞机要两个小时。 From my home to Beijing takes two hours by plane. Lesson 109
  • 从你家到机场很远,打车吧。 It's a long way from your place. Take a taxi. Lesson 109

Character facts

Radical
人 man, person; people
Parts
人 + 人
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+4ECE

Ideographic: One person 人 following another

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