从事 meaning and pronunciation

从事
Simplified word
從事
Traditional word

从事 English definition

cóng shì

  • to go for
  • to engage in
  • to undertake
  • to deal with
  • to handle
  • to do

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  • (cóng): from; via; passing through; through (a gap); past; ever (followed by negative, meaning never); (formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱|纵) to follow; to comply with; to obey; to join; to engage in; adopting some mode of action or attitude; follower; retainer; accessory; accomplice; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor;
  • (shì): matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1];