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从 - translation, pronunciation and examples

cóng

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🇨🇳 Chinese
cóng
🇷🇺 Russian
[ot]
Meaning of 从

表示起点、来源或时间的起始处

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Part of speechpreposition
Pronunciationcóng
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When to use 从

from home

из дома

from school

из школы

from work

с работы

from the start

с самого начала

from the beginning

с самого начала

从 usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇨🇳Chinese

Я пришёл из дома.

我从家里走来。

🇷🇺Russian🇨🇳Chinese

Поезд отправляется из Пекина.

火车从北京出发。

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从 belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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在……里в
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在……上方над
在……下面под
在……之前перед
在……之后после

从 with Russian translation

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How to pronounce 从 and what this word means

从 translation: from. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce 从

cóng

从 translation

from

从 examples

我从家里走来。

从 transcription

cóng

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从 meaning: what does it mean?

表示起点、来源或时间的起始处

从 pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

从 is pronounced as cóng. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

从 definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

我从家里走来。 Translation: Я пришёл из дома.

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