服从 (服從)
fú cóng
Pinyin
Definition
服从 (服從)
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- to obey (an order)
- to comply
- to defer
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
勤俭为服务之本
- 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
哀告宾服
- 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
压而不服
- 1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
心悦诚服
- 1 to submit cheerfully
- 2 to accept willingly (idiom)
Sample Sentences
服从命令是军人的天职。
To obey orders is a soldier's bound duty.
还有人反映你工作有点儿拖拉,有时候不服从工作安排。
Also, some people have reported that your work is a bit sluggish, and that sometimes you don't go along with the work plan.
三从”是-太太 命令 要 服从;太太 外出 要 跟从;太太 说错 要 盲从。"四德"是-太太 买 东西 要 舍得;太太 生日 要 记得;太太 发威 要 忍得;太太 未归 要 等得。
The ''three submissions" are: you need to obey your wife's orders; you need to follow your wife when she goes out; and you need to follow blindly when your wife says something wrong. The four virtues are: you need to buy whatever your wife wants; remember your wife's birthday; you need to buckle down and take it when your wife is in a rage; when your wife hasn't come back, you need to wait for her.