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 through (a gap) / ever (followed by negative, meaning never) / second cousin / from / past / to comply with / via / surname Cong / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor / retainer / passing through / adopting some mode of action or attitude / accomplice / unhurried / to engage in / to obey / to join / follower / yielding / accessory / lax / | ||||
 Adso: from Cantofish: from; via; passing through; through (a gap); past; ever (followed by negative, meaning never); (formerly pr. zong4 and related to 縱|纵) to follow; to comply with; to obey; to join; to engage in; adopting some mode of action or attitude; follower; retainer; accessory; accomplice; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor; surname Cong; lax; yielding; unhurried; second cousin  MDBG: samecdic  LDC: lax; yielding; unhurried; from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin CDict: second cousin' | ||||
 Mouseover for pinyin and definition (if available). Click for dictionary lookup. 我能(wǒnéng) 从(cóngcóng) from 布鲁克林(bù lǔ kè lín) Brooklyn Bridge 的(dedì) of 房间(fáng jiān) room 看到(kàn dào) to see 曼哈顿(màn hā dùn) Manhattan borough of New York City 。 From my room in Brooklyn I can see all the way to Manhattan. 她(tā) she 从(cóngcóng) from 姜黄(jiāng huáng) turmeric 里(lǐ) village 提取(tí qǔ) to extract 美丽(měi lí měi lì) beautiful 色彩(sè cǎi) tint 。 She extracts beautiful colors from turmeric. 我(wǒ) I 从(cóngcóng) from 没想(méixiǎng) 过去(guò qù guò qu) former 做(zuò) to do 那事( nà shì) 。 I've never considered doing that. 你(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female) 只能(zhǐ néng) can only 喝(hēhē hè) to drink 从(cóngcóng) from 饮水器(yǐn shuǐ qì) water dispenser 来的(láide) 水(shuǐ) liquid 。 You can only drink water from the water dispenser. 她(tā) she 从(cóngcóng) from 来不( lái bù) 穿(chuān) to wear 绿色(lv sè) green 的(dedì) of 衣服(yīfú) clothes 。 She never wears green. 那(nà nā nā) Na 苹(pín pínpíng) apple 果(guǒ) fruit 从(cóngcóng) from 树上(shùshàng) 掉下来(diào xià lái) to fall 。 The apple fell from the tree. 女人(nv rén) wife 的(dedì) of 思维(sī wéi) thinking 很有(hěn yǒu) to be really 跳跃性(tiào yuè xìng) vibrant ： 从(cóngcóng) from 仰慕(yǎng mù) to admire 到(dào) to go 爱慕(ài mù) to adore ， 从(cóngcóng) from 爱慕(ài mù) to adore 到(dào) to go 结婚(jié hūn) to marry 都是(dōushì) all 一眨眼间 的(dedì) of 事(shì) item 。 A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment. 我们( men) us 可以(kě yǐ) can 从(cóngcóng) from 几个(jǐ ge) a few 观点(guān diǎn) viewpoint 来(lái) next 考虑(kǎo lv) to consider 这个问题( zhè ge wèn tí) this problem 。 We can consider the problem from several standpoints. 雨(yǔ) to wet 从(cóngcóng) from 昨天晚上(zuó tiān wǎn shang) yesterday evening 下(xià) below 到现在(dào xiàn zài) to date 。 It's been raining since last night. Example sentences courtesy Tatoeba project.
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