从军
cóng jūn
Pinyin

Definition

从军
 - 
cóng jūn
  1. to enlist
  2. to serve in the army

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

冠军
guàn jūn
  1. 1 champion
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
将军
Jiāng jūn
  1. 1 Chiangchun township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
从
Cóng
  1. 1 surname Cong
从来
cóng lái
  1. 1 always
  2. 2 at all times
  3. 3 never (if used in negative sentence)
从此
cóng cǐ
  1. 1 from now on
  2. 2 since then
  3. 3 henceforth
亚军
yà jūn
  1. 1 second place (in a sports contest)
  2. 2 runner-up
何去何从
hé qù hé cóng
  1. 1 what course to follow
  2. 2 what path to take
冠军赛
guàn jūn sài
  1. 1 championship
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
  1. 1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
  2. 2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
大军
dà jūn
  1. 1 army
  2. 2 main forces
季军
jì jūn
  1. 1 third in a race
  2. 2 bronze medalist
从事
cóng shì
  1. 1 to go for
  2. 2 to engage in
  3. 3 to undertake
  4. 4 to deal with
  5. 5 to handle
  6. 6 to do
从何
cóng hé
  1. 1 whence?
  2. 2 where from?
从前
cóng qián
  1. 1 previously
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 once upon a time
从化
Cóng huà
  1. 1 Conghua county level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guǎng zhōu], Guangdong
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to arise abruptly
  4. 4 out of the blue
  5. 5 to drop into one's lap
从容
cóng róng
  1. 1 to go easy
  2. 2 unhurried
  3. 3 calm
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [cōng róng]
从未
cóng wèi
  1. 1 never
从业
cóng yè
  1. 1 to practice (a trade)

Idioms (20)

全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
  1. 1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
全党全军
quán dǎng quán jūn
  1. 1 the (communist) party and the army together (idiom)
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
  1. 1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
  2. 2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
  2. 2 unlooked-for happy event
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
孤军奋战
gū jūn fèn zhàn
  1. 1 lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
  1. 1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú
  1. 1 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
从善如登，从恶如崩
cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng
  1. 1 doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
从严惩处
cóng yán chéng chǔ
  1. 1 to deal with sb severely (idiom)
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to arise abruptly
  4. 4 out of the blue
  5. 5 to drop into one's lap
从谏如流
cóng jiàn rú liú
  1. 1 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
从长计议
cóng cháng jì yì
  1. 1 to take one's time making a decision (idiom)
  2. 2 to consider at length
从难从严
cóng nán cóng yán
  1. 1 demanding and strict (idiom)
  2. 2 exacting
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
  1. 1 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
  2. 2 to join the military (esp. of educated person)
指挥有方，人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
  1. 1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié
  1. 1 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

Sample Sentences

木兰不愿为官。木兰从军十二年，现在只想回家乡伺候双亲。请皇上恕罪！
Mùlán bù yuàn wéi guān 。Mùlán cóngjūn shí èr nián ，xiànzài zhǐ xiǎng huí jiāxiāng cìhòu shuāngqīn 。qǐng huángshàng shùzuì ！
I do not wish to take office. I've been enlisted for 12 years and now, all I desire is to return to my home and serve my parents. Your Majesty, please forgive me!
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