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从

cóng

from

from
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Character

从 cóng

Strokes
4
Radical
人 — man, person
Made of
人 man, person 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我从北京来。 Wǒ cóng Běijīng lái. I'm from Beijing.
  • 从这儿到那儿很近。 Cóng zhèr dào nàr hěn jìn. It's close from here to there.
  • 车从东边来。 Chē cóng dōngbian lái. The car is coming from the east.
  • 你从哪里来? Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái? Where did you come from?
  • 我们从家走路去学校。 Wǒmen cóng jiā zǒulù qù xuéxiào. We walk from home to school.
  • 从早上到下午都在下雨。 Cóng zǎoshang dào xiàwǔ dōu zài xiàyǔ. It has been raining from morning until the afternoon.
  • 他从医院回来。 Tā cóng yīyuàn huílái. He is coming back from the hospital.
  • 王明从家里出来了。 Wáng Míng cóng jiālǐ chūlái le. Wang Ming has come out of the house.
  • 从这儿去机场多远? Cóng zhèr qù jīchǎng duō yuǎn? How far is it from here to the airport?
  • 姐姐从大学回来。 Jiějie cóng dàxué huílái. Older sister is coming back from the university.

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