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| Pronunciation |
: |
cóng |
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| Meaning |
: |
- from (a time, a place, or a point of view). (prep)
- via, through, or past (a place). (prep)
- (followed by a negative) ever. (adv)
- follow; comply with; obey. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
人 |
| Strokes |
: |
4 |
| Traditional |
: |
從 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
58.6% |
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Sentences:
| 1. She is from America. |
| tā |
shì |
cóng |
měi |
guó |
lái |
de |
。 |
| 她 |
是 |
从 |
美 |
国 |
来 |
的 |
。 |
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|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 从 |
: |
from |
| 美国 |
: |
America |
| 来 |
: |
come |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after a verb or between a verb and its object to stress an element of the sentence |
|
| 2. I learned this news from the newspaper. |
| wǒ |
cóng |
bào |
zhǐ |
shàng |
dé |
zhī |
zhè |
gè |
xiāo |
xī |
。 |
| 我 |
从 |
报 |
纸 |
上 |
得 |
知 |
这 |
个 |
消 |
息 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 从 |
: |
from, through |
| 报纸 |
: |
newspaper |
| 上 |
: |
(preposition) in (some aspect); on |
| 得知 |
: |
(find out and) know |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 消息 |
: |
news |
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| 3. Never heard of it. |
| cóng |
méi |
tīng |
shuō |
guò |
。 |
| 从 |
没 |
听 |
说 |
过 |
。 |
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| 从 |
: |
ever; never (if used in negative sentence) |
| 没 |
: |
no, not |
| 听说 |
: |
be told; hear of |
| 过 |
: |
(particle) used after a verb or an adjective to indicate a past action or state |
|
| 4. She has never quarrelled with anybody. |
| tā |
cóng |
lái |
bù |
gēn |
bié |
rén |
chǎo |
zuǐ |
。 |
| 她 |
从 |
来 |
不 |
跟 |
别 |
人 |
吵 |
嘴 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 从来 |
: |
never (if used in negative sentence) |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 跟 |
: |
with |
| 别人 |
: |
other people |
| 吵嘴 |
: |
quarrel |
|
| 5. The minority should submit to the majority. |
| shǎo |
shù |
fú |
cóng |
duō |
shù |
。 |
| 少 |
数 |
服 |
从 |
多 |
数 |
。 |
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| 少 |
: |
little |
| 少数 |
: |
minority |
| 服从 |
: |
obey |
| 多 |
: |
a lot |
| 多数 |
: |
majority |
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