hé qù hé cóngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
what course to follow / what path to take
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Original source entry:

何去何從 何去何从 [he2 qu4 he2 cong2] /what course to follow/what path to take/

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Other forms in these source records: 何去何從

  • 何
    hé

    what / how / why / which / carry

    Hé

    surname He

  • 去
    qù

    to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

  • 何
    hé

    what / how / why / which / carry

    Hé

    surname He

  • 从
    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. [zòng]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

    Cóng

    surname Cong

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