from; follow; comply with (prep.)
HSK 2
Traditional
從
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
丛 cóng - clump; cluster (clf.) | HSK 6
Examples
我从北京来。 wǒ cóng běijīng lái. - I come from Beijing.
从明天起，我要早起。 cóng míngtiān qǐ, wǒ yào zǎo qǐ. - From tomorrow on, I will get up early.
她从不迟到。 tā cóng bù chídào. - She is never late.
我从朋友那里听说了这个消息。 wǒ cóng péngyǒu nàlǐ tīng shuō le zhège xiāoxi. - I heard this news from a friend.
从现在开始，我们要努力工作。 cóng xiànzài kāishǐ, wǒmen yào nǔlì gōngzuò. - From now on, we need to work hard.
Phrases
从来 cóng lái - always (adv.) | HSK 4
从此 cóng cǐ - from this time on; from now; then on (adv.) | HSK 5
从而 cóng ér - thus; therebyupon (conj.) | HSK 5
从前 cóng qián - in the past; formerly (n.) | HSK 5
从事 cóng shì - go in for; devote oneself to; be to engaged in [formal] (v.) | HSK 5
自从 zì cóng - since (prep.) | HSK 5
从容 cóng róng - to go easy (adj.) | HSK 6
服从 fú cóng - to obey; submit to (v.) | HSK 6