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顺从 (shùn cóng): Compliance / Obedience (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

顺从 consists of 2 characters.

to follow, to obey, to be smooth

from; follow; comply with

Word Info

Pinyinshùn cóng

MeaningCompliance / Obedience

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word顺从

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3.

How to Use 顺从 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 顺从 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith性格

shùn顺

cóng从

de的

xìng性

gé格

neutral

obedient personality

Adverb + Verbwith完全

wán完

quán全

shùn顺

cóng从

Verb + Object

shùn顺

cóng从

fù父

mǔ母

neutral

obey one's parents

4.

Example Sentences with 顺从

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

shùn顺

cóng从

dì地

gēn跟

zhe着

zhǔ

neutral

completely obey

biǎo表

shì示

shùn顺

cóng从

formalWritten

show obedience

主

rén人

zǒu走

。

The puppy obediently follows its owner.

Tā他

shùn顺

cóng从

de地

jiē接

shòu受

le了

fù父

mǔ母

de的

ān安

pái排

。

He obediently accepted his parents' arrangements.

miàn面

duì对

bù不

hé合

lǐ理

de的

zhǐ指

lìng令

，

tā他

xuǎn选

zé择

bú不

zài再

máng盲

mù目

shùn顺

cóng从

。

Faced with unreasonable orders, he chose not to blindly comply anymore.

zài在

chuán传

tǒng统

wén文

huà化

zhōng中

，

zǐ子

nǚ女

duì对

zhǎng长

bèi辈

de的

shùn顺

cóng从

bèi被

shì视

wèi为

yì一

zhǒng种

měi美

dé德

。

In traditional culture, children's obedience to their elders is regarded as a virtue.

tā他

shùn顺

cóng从

fù父

mǔ母

de的

ān安

pái排

，

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

zhè这

ge个

zhuān专

yè业

。

He complied with his parents' arrangement and chose this major.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

rèn认

wéi为

duì对

rèn任

hé何

quán权

wēi威

dōu都

yìng应

wú无

tiáo条

jiàn件

shùn顺

cóng从

ma吗

？

Do you really think we should unconditionally obey any authority?

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

shùn顺

cóng从

le了

dà大

jiā家

de的

jué决

dìng定

，

nèi内

xīn心

què却

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

yí疑

lǜ虑

。

He superficially complied with everyone's decision, but his heart was full of doubts.

zài在

tuán团

duì队

hé合

zuò作

zhōng中

，

yǒu有

shí时

xū需

yào要

shùn顺

cóng从

dà大

jú局

，

fàng放

qì弃

gè个

rén人

yì意

jiàn见

。

In teamwork, sometimes it is necessary to yield to the overall situation and give up personal opinions.

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

shùn顺

cóng从

dì地

jiē接

shòu受

le了

lǐng领

dǎo导

tí提

chū出

de的

xiū修

gǎi改

fāng方

àn案

。

At the meeting, he obediently accepted the revision plan proposed by the leader.

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cóng ér

HSK 5