听从 meaning in English

tīngcóng

to listen and obey; to comply with

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 聽從11 strokes

Meaning of 听从

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tīngcóng
  1. to listen and obey
  2. to comply with
  3. to heed
  4. to hearken

听从 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā听tīng从cóng了le我wǒ的de建jiàn议yì。
He listened to my suggestion.
玛mǎ丽lì没méi有yǒu听tīng从cóng父fù母mǔ。
Mary didn't listen to her parents.
汤tāng姆mǔ会huì听tīng从cóng我wǒ的de建jiàn议yì。
Tom will follow my advice.
我wǒ除chú了le听tīng从cóng他tā之zhī外wài什shén么me也yě不bù能néng做zuò。
I can't do anything but obey him.
我wǒ的dī哥gē哥gē从cóng来lái不bù听tīng从cóng我wǒ们men的de建jiàn议yì。
My older brother never takes our advice.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

听 tīng · to listen to · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

从 cóng · from · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 听从.

听到tīngdàoto hear
听见tīngjiànto hear
好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
听写tīngxiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by
听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood; from a young age
难听nántīngunpleasant to hear; coarse
听讲tīngjiǎngto attend a lecture; to listen to a talk
从来cóngláialways; at all times
自从zìcóngsince (a time); ever since
从前cóngqiánpreviously; formerly
从事cóngshìto go for; to engage in

Questions about 听从

What does 听从 mean?

听从 (tīngcóng) means "to listen and obey; to comply with" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 听从?

听从 is made of 2 characters: 听 (7 strokes), 从 (4 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 听从 an HSK word?

Yes. 听从 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 听从 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 听从 is written 聽從.