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从事

Traditional: 從事

cóng shì

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 5

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cóng shì · cung4 si6 (Jyutping)

  1. to go for
  2. to engage in
  3. to undertake
  4. to deal with
  5. to handle
  6. to do

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

从

Meaning
from, by, since, whence, through
Radical
人
Strokes
4
Components
⿰人人
Cangjie
OO
Four-corner
8800.0

事

Meaning
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
Radical
亅
Strokes
8
Components
⿻⿳一口彐亅
Cangjie
JLLN
Four-corner
5000.7

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