听从 (聽從)
tīng cóng
Pinyin

Definition

听从 (聽從)
 - 
tīng cóng
  1. to listen and obey
  2. to comply with
  3. to heed
  4. to hearken

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

从
Cóng
  1. 1 surname Cong
从来
cóng lái
  1. 1 always
  2. 2 at all times
  3. 3 never (if used in negative sentence)
听
tīng
  1. 1 to listen
  2. 2 to hear
  3. 3 to obey
  4. 4 a can (loanword from English "tin")
  5. 5 classifier for canned beverages
听到
tīng dào
  1. 1 to hear
倾听
qīng tīng
  1. 1 to listen attentively

Idioms (20)

不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
  2. 2 unlooked-for happy event

Sample Sentences

有很多，比如既追求品牌同时又对品牌忠实度不高;既我行我素又听从指引等等。
yǒu hěnduō ，bǐrú jì zhuīqiú pǐnpái tóngshí yòu duì pǐnpái zhōngshídù bùgāo ;jì wǒxíngwǒsù yòu tīngcóng zhǐyǐn děngděng 。
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