听从 tīngcóng to listen and obey
to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken
How to remember 听从: 听 listen + 从 from = to listen and obey.
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How it is used
- To obey/heed - 听从安排 (tīngcóng ānpái) follow the arrangements; 听从劝告 (tīngcóng quàngào) heed advice.
- Object is guidance, orders, or advice, not a person's mere words; more formal than 听 (tīng) alone. Contrast 服从 (fúcóng), which stresses submission to authority.
Example sentences
- 我会听从指示。 Wǒhuì tīngcóng zhǐshì.I will obey.
- 汤姆会听从我的建议。 Tāngmǔ huì tīngcóng wǒ de jiànyì.Tom will follow my advice.