⇒ 我从来没去过美国。 Wǒ cónglái méi qùguo Měiguó. → I've never been to the States. ⇒ 她从来未说过。 Tā cónglái wèi shuōguo. → She never said it.
从此
after that ⇒ 他们从此不再贫穷。 Tāmen cóngcǐ bù zài pínqióng. → After that they were no longer poor.
从没
never ⇒ 他从没见过大海。 Tā cóngméi jiànguo dàhǎi. → He has never seen the ocean.
从犯
accessory
从而
thus ⇒ 公司决定裁员,从而削减成本。 Gōngsī juédìng cáiyuán, cóng'ér xuējiǎn chéngběn. → The company decided to lay people off, and thus reduce their costs.
从速
as soon as possible
依从
comply with
听从
obey
屈从
give way ( pt gave ) , pp given
无从
⇒ 这道题目很难,我感到无从入手。 Zhè dào tímù hěn nán, wǒ gǎndào wúcóng rù shǒu. → This question is so difficult — I don't know how I'm going to tackle it.
服从
obey
盲从
follow ... blindly
自从
since
遵从
follow
随从
entourage
顺从
obey
从来不
never
从善如流
take good advice
力不从心
feel inadequate to the task
改恶从善
turn over a new leaf
无所适从
be unsure what to do ⇒ 大家都帮着出主意,他反而无所适从了。 Dàjiā dōu bāngzhe chū zhǔyì, tā fǎn'ér wú suǒ shì cóng le. → Everybody helped him to come up with ideas but he was unsure what to do.
言听计从
take people at their word ⇒ 他对他妈妈言听计从。 Tā duì tā māma yán tīng jì cóng. → He took his mother at her word.
English translation of '从'
从 (從)
(cóng)
动
(= 跟随) follow
⇒ 从众 (cóngzhòng) follow the crowd
⇒ 从俗 (cóngsú) follow convention
(= 顺从) comply with
⇒ 服从 (fúcóng) obey
⇒ 言听计从 (yán tīng jì cóng) blindly follow
(= 从事) participate in
⇒ 从戎 (cóngróng) enlist
(= 采取)
⇒ 从严治理 (cóngyán zhìlǐ) govern according to tougher principles
⇒ 一切从简 (yīqiè cóngjiǎn) do everything simply
名
follower
⇒ 仆从 (púcóng) attendant
形
(= 从属) subordinate
⇒ 从犯 (cóngfàn) accessory
介
(= 起于) from
⇒ 从前到后 (cóng qián dào hòu) from front to back
⇒ 从明天起 (cóng míngtiān qǐ) from tomorrow onwards
⇒ 从山顶向远处眺望 (cóng shāndǐng xiàng yuǎnchù tiàowàng) look out into the distance from the top of the mountain
⇒ 从东到西 (cóng dōng dào xī) from east to west
(= 经过)
⇒ 轮船从桥下经过。 (Lúnchuán cóng qiáo xià jīngguò.) The boat passed underneath the bridge.
⇒ 飞机从我们头顶飞过。 (Fēijī cóng wǒmen tóudǐng fēiguò.) The plane passed over our heads.
副
⇒ 从未 (cóng wèi) never
⇒ 他从未见过大海。 (Tā cóng wèi jiànguo dàhǎi.) He's never seen the sea.
⇒ 她从未到过苏格兰。 (Tā cóng wèi dàoguo Sūgélán.) She's never been to Scotland.