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从中 (cóng zhōng) — (adverb) from within; thereby; from that (situation/context)

Definition

从中 means 'from within' or 'from it/them' — points to a source inside a situation or group. It's an adverbial phrase, not a connector; use 从而 to link two clauses with 'thereby/as a result'.

adverb
from withintherebyfrom that (situation/context)

Examples

  • 。
    Wǒ cóng zhōng xué huì le nài xīn.
    I learned patience from it.
  • 。
    Tā cóng zhōng dé dào le kuài lè.
    She got happiness from it.
  • 。
    Nǐ men kě yǐ cóng zhōng zhǎo dào dá àn.
    You can find the answer from it.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

从cóngfrom
中zhōngwithin

The parts '从' and '中' combine 'from' and 'within', so it means from that context.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 從; 从 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
从
从cóng從cóng
Same sound today

The traditional form 從 pairs 辵 (walk) with 从, which gives the sound; the character was originally written 从.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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