从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 由 yóu to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... syn 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 跟踪 跟蹤 gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks / to tail / to shadow / tracking syn 伴随 伴隨 bàn suí to accompany / to follow / to occur together with / concomitant syn 跟随 跟隨 gēn suí to follow syn 遵循 zūn xún to follow / to abide by / to comply with syn 榜样 榜樣 bǎng yàng model / example (for people to follow) / (in reference to a person) role model syn 接着 接著 jiē zhe to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn syn 看齐 看齊 kàn qí to follow sb's example / to emulate / (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation) syn 如影随形 如影隨形 rú yǐng suí xíng lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) / fig. closely associated with each other / inseparable / to follow relentlessly syn 随访 隨訪 suí fǎng to accompany / (of a doctor etc) to do a follow-up (on a patient, client etc) 如法炮制 如法炮製 rú fǎ páo zhì lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / fig. to follow a set pattern syn 随顺 隨順 suí shùn to follow / to go along with 跟 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 追踪 追蹤 zhuī zōng to track / to trace / to follow up / (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media) syn 顺着 順著 shùn zhe to follow / following / along syn 轮回 輪迴 lún huí to reincarnate / reincarnation (Buddhism) / (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically / cycle / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 后续 後續 hòu xù follow-up / (dialect) to remarry syn 随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases syn 追随 追隨 zhuī suí to follow / to accompany syn 跟进 跟進 gēn jìn to follow / to follow up 学好 學好 xué hǎo to follow good examples syn 跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after / immediately afterwards syn 紧跟 緊跟 jǐn gēn to follow precisely / to comply with 奉命 fèng mìng to receive orders / to follow orders / to act under orders syn 何去何从 何去何從 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow / what path to take syn 遵照 zūn zhào in accordance with / to follow (the rules) syn 跟风 跟風 gēn fēng to go with the tide / to blindly follow the crowd / to follow the trend 目送 mù sòng to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc) syn 尾随 尾隨 wěi suí to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of syn 信道 xìn dào (telecommunications) channel / (in Confucian texts) to believe in the principles of wisdom and follow them 相间 相間 xiāng jiàn to alternate / to follow one another syn 遵从 遵從 zūn cóng to comply with / to follow (directives) / to defer (to the judgment of superiors) syn 随从 隨從 suí cóng to accompany / to follow / to attend / entourage / attendant syn 切切 qiè qiè urgently / eagerly / worried / (urge sb to) be sure to / it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction) syn 无所适从 無所適從 wú suǒ shì cóng not knowing which course to follow (idiom) / at a loss what to do syn 随波逐流 隨波逐流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly syn 遵命 zūn mìng to follow your orders / to do as you bid syn 沿袭 沿襲 yán xí to carry on as before / to follow (an old custom etc) syn 按部就班 àn bù jiù bān to follow the prescribed order / to keep to the working routine (idiom) syn 水到渠成 shuǐ dào qú chéng lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) / fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally syn 接续 接續 jiē xù to follow / to continue syn 照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request 乘胜 乘勝 chéng shèng to follow up a victory / to pursue retreating enemy syn 沿着 沿著 yán zhe to go along / to follow syn 重蹈 chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised) syn 效法 xiào fǎ to imitate / to follow the example of syn 承袭 承襲 chéng xí to inherit / to follow / to adopt syn 盲从 盲從 máng cóng to follow blindly / to conform slavishly / unthinking obedience 乡民 鄉民 xiāng mín villager / (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions syn 亦步亦趋 亦步亦趨 yì bù yì qū to blindly follow suit (idiom) / to imitate slavishly / to do what everyone else is doing syn 寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to syn 人云亦云 rén yún yì yún to say what everyone says (idiom) / to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view / to follow the herd syn 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake syn 学坏 學壞 xué huài to follow bad examples / to be corrupted by bad examples 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) syn 同流合污 tóng liú hé wū to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom) / to follow the bad example of others syn 学样 學樣 xué yàng to follow suit / to imitate sb's example 依循 yī xún to follow / to comply 遵行 zūn xíng to follow / to obey / compliance syn 顺藤摸瓜 順藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon / to track sth following clues syn 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 盯梢 dīng shāo to follow sb / to tail / to shadow syn 接踵 jiē zhǒng to follow on sb's heels 随大流 隨大流 suí dà liú to follow the crowd / going with the tide 轮替 輪替 lún tì to take turns / to follow a rotating schedule 查究 chá jiū to follow up a study / to investigate syn 因袭 因襲 yīn xí to follow old patterns / to imitate existing models / to continue along the same lines syn 随 隨 suí to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently syn 效尤 xiào yóu to follow a bad example syn 上行下效 上行下傚 shàng xíng xià xiào subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom) syn 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation syn 继 繼 jì to continue / to follow after / to go on with / to succeed / to inherit / then / afterwards syn 适 適 shì to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue syn 顺 順 shùn to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable syn 沿 yán along / to follow (a line, tradition etc) / to carry on / to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) / border / edge syn 遵 zūn to observe / to obey / to follow / to comply with syn 循 xún to follow / to adhere to / to abide by syn 钉 釘 dīng nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯[ding1] syn 皈 guī to comply with / to follow syn 蹑 躡 niè to walk on tiptoe / to walk quietly / to tread (on) / to follow syn 踵 zhǒng to arrive / to follow / heel syn 遹 yù follow / in accordance with 躔 chán (literary) animal tracks / the course of a celestial body / (of a celestial body) to follow its course 循规蹈矩 循規蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom) / to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention syn 入乡随俗 入鄉隨俗 rù xiāng suí sú When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom) / do as the natives do / When in Rome, do as the Romans do 鞍前马后 鞍前馬後 ān qián mǎ hòu to follow everywhere / to always be there for sb at their beck and call 嫁鸡随鸡 嫁雞隨雞 jià jī suí jī If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom) / A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us. 克绍箕裘 克紹箕裘 kè shào jī qiú to follow in one's father's footsteps 形影相随 形影相隨 xíng yǐng xiāng suí lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom) / fig. inseparable syn 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages 拔毛连茹 拔毛連茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 操斧伐柯 cāo fǔ fá kē (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker 改恶向善 改惡向善 gǎi è xiàng shàn turn away from evil and follow virtue 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 