从 [cóng]

• 动词
  • （跟随） follow:

    be an apprentice;

    从师

    follow the general custom; conform to custom;

    从俗

  • （顺从; 听从） comply with; obey:

    comply with sb.'s wish; obey an order;

    从命

    submit to; yield to

    屈从

  • （从事; 参加） join; be engaged in:

    join the army; enlist

    从军

  • （采取某种方针或态度） in a certain manner or according to a certain principle:

    be lenient in treatment;

    从宽处理

    be as quickly as possible;

    从速

• 名词
  • （跟随的人） follower; attendant:

    have a large following;

    从者如云

    attendant; retainer; retinue

    随从

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Cong Gong

    从公

• 形容词
  • （从属的; 次要的） secondary; accessary:

    distinguish between the chief culprit and the accessary;

    分别首从

    the primary and the secondary

    主从

  • （堂房亲属） relationship between cousins， etc. of the same paternal grandfather, great-grandfather or a yet earlier common ancestor; of the same clan:

    first， second or distant cousin of the same clan; cousin

    从兄

• 介词
  • （表示起于或经过） from; through:
  • （表示起于或经过） from; through:

    to the eye; on the face of it;

    从表面看

    from a long-term point of view; in the long run;

    从长远看

• 副词
  • （从来 ，用在否定词前面） ever:
  • （从来 ，用在否定词前面） ever:

    be never late;

    从不迟到

    never give any consideration to personal fame and position;

    从不计较个人的名誉地位