从
Character
from (a place or time); starting at
Meaning
cóng
cong2- from (a place or time); starting at
- in the past (as in 从前)
Examples
我从家到学校要二十分钟。
wǒ cóng jiā dào xué xiào yào èr shí fēn zhōng
It takes me twenty minutes to go from home to school.
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他从早上工作到晚上。
tā cóng zǎo shang gōng zuò dào wǎn shang
He works from morning until night.
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从前这里没有车。
cóng qián zhè lǐ méi yǒu chē
In the past, there were no cars here.
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Words with 从
See all 119 →从小cóng xiǎosince someone was a small child, until nowWordHSK 2从事cóng shìto do (a job or kind of work) as your workWordHSK 3从前cóng qiánin the past; before nowWordHSK 3从来cóng láinever (used with 不 or 没)WordHSK 3从此cóng cǐfrom this time onWordHSK 4从中cóng zhōngfrom itWordHSK 5从而cóng érconnects an action and its result, meaning 'so that'WordHSK 5从不cóng bùnever; not at any time (placed before a verb)WordHSK 6从没cóng méinever; not even one time in the pastWordHSK 6从业cóng yèto work in a profession or tradeWordHSK 7–9从头cóng tóufrom the beginningWordHSK 7–9从容cóng róngcalm and relaxed; not worried or in a hurryWordHSK 7–9