从 cóng in a sentence

我 从 北京来。

Wǒ cóng Běijīng lái.

I come from Beijing.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 从

他 从 北京来。

Tā cóng Běijīng lái.

He comes from Beijing.

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 来

他 从 来不迟到。

Tā cónglái bù chídào.

He is never late.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 从来

他 从 来不自私。

Tā cónglái bú zìsī.

He is never selfish.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 自私

他 从 来不撒谎。

Tā cónglái bù sā huǎng.

He never tells lies.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 撒谎

他 从 小就学功夫。

Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xué gōngfu.

He has studied kung fu since he was small.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 功夫

他 从 事教育工作。

Tā cóngshì jiàoyù gōngzuò.

He works in education.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 从事

他 从 事国际贸易。

Tā cóngshì guójì màoyì.

He works in international trade.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 贸易

太阳 从 东边升起。

Tàiyáng cóng dōngbiān shēng qǐ.

The sun rises in the east.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 升

他 从 小学习武术。

Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí wǔshù.

He has studied martial arts since childhood.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 武术

他 从 不埋怨别人。

Tā cóng bù mányuàn biéren.

He never blames others.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 埋怨

他 从 小就练田径。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liàn tiánjìng.

He has trained in athletics since childhood.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 田径

她 从 小学习舞蹈。

Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí wǔdǎo.

She has studied dance since childhood.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 舞蹈

不过我 从 来没有后悔过。

búguò wǒ cónglái méiyǒu hòuhuǐ guò.

But I have never regretted it.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs

他问我：“你是 从 哪儿来的？”

tā wèn wǒ:" nǐ shì cóng nǎ / něi ér lái de / dì?"

He asked me, "Where are you from?"

Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai

我 从 来没见过她这么年轻的样子。

wǒ cónglái méi jiànguò tā zhème niánqīng de / dì yàngzi.

I had never seen her looking that young.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph

可是 从 那天起，我就再也没有停过。

kěshì cóng nà / nèi tiān qǐ, wǒ jiù zài yě méiyǒu tíng guò.

But from that day on I never stopped again.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running

我们问她问题的时候，她 从 来不马上回答。

wǒmen wèn tā wèntí de / dì shíhou, tā cónglái bù mǎshàng huídá.

When we ask her a question, she never answers straight away.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher

一只老狗 从 院子里慢慢走出来，看了我很久。

yī zhī lǎo gǒu cóng yuànzi lǐ mànmàn zǒu chūlai, kànle wǒ hěn jiǔ.

An old dog came slowly out of the yard and looked at me for a long time.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home

从 那以后，我学会了一件事：先问清楚，再生气。

cóng nà / nèi yǐhòu, wǒ xuéhuìle yíjiàn shì: xiān wèn qīngchu, zài shēngqì.

Since then I've learned one thing: find out first, get angry afterwards.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding

我们认识四年了， 从 大学一年级开始就住在一个宿舍。

wǒmen rènshi sìnián le / liǎo / liào, cóng dàxué yī niánjí kāishǐ jiù zhù zài yīgè sùshè.

We'd known each other four years, sharing a dorm since our first year at university.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye

我 从 小就喜欢画画，可是上大学的时候选了别的专业。

wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan huà huà, kěshì shàng dàxué de / dì shíhou xuǎn le / liǎo / liào biéde zhuānyè.

I'd loved drawing since I was small, but at university I chose a different subject.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty

量大 从 优。

Liàng dà cóng yōu.

Better price for larger volumes.

Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing

从 哪个港口发？

Cóng nǎge gǎngkǒu fā?

Which port does it leave from?

Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs