| cōng | lax/yielding/unhurried |
| zòng | second cousin |
| 从 | surname Cong |
| 从…到… | from... to... |
| 从一而终 | faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying) |
| 从上到下 | from top to bottom; from the higher levels to the grassroots |
| 从不 | never |
| 从不迟到 | to be never late |
| 从业 | to practice (a trade) |
| 从业人员 | employee person employed in a trade or profession |
| 从业员 | employe |
| 从业者 | practitioner; practicant |
| 从严 | strict rigorous severely |
| 从严惩处 | to deal with sb severely (idiom) |
| 从中 | from therefrom |
| 从中揩油 | to scalp |
| 从中渔利 | to profit from; to cash in on |
| 从中调和 | to act as mediator |
| 从义务 | accession obligation |
| 从事 | to go for to engage in to undertake |
| 从事研究 | to do research to carry out research |
| 从井救人 | to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself |