WordTaiwan frequency #29,116
從善如流
ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
“gladly follow good advice; readily accept wise counsel, as naturally as water flowing downhill”
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從
ㄘㄨㄥˊ
From; through; to follow; to obey; to engage in; ever (used before a negative); retainer or attendant (Taiwan); related by common ancestor (Taiwan); subordinate (Taiwan).
善
ㄕㄢˋ
Good; virtuous; kind; benevolent; skilled at; to improve; to perfect; to be fond of; to cherish.
如
ㄖㄨˊ
As; like; as if; as though; to go to; to reach; to compare with; to follow; to obey; to conform to; indicating an example.
流
ㄌㄧㄡˊ
To flow, move, or drift; to circulate or spread; a stream; a class or grade; to banish or exile.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 如果ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇif; in case; supposing; in the event that.
- 如何ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊhow; in what way; what method; why; what to do
- 如此ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇlike this; so; such; in this way; to this extent.
- 例如ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊfor example; for instance; such as; used to introduce examples
- 改善ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋto improve; to make better; to enhance conditions or quality
- 如今ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣnow; nowadays; at the present time; these days.
- 交流ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊto exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact; to interchange ideas or information
- 從事ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋto engage in; to work in (a profession); to handle; to deal with; to undertake
- 從來ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊalways; at all times; from the past to the present; never (in negative sentences).
- 不如ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊnot as good as; inferior to; not equal to; it would be better to
- 從小ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇfrom childhood; from a young age; since one was young
- 如同ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊlike; as; just as; in the same way as; similar to; as if; as though