be engaged in; proceed with
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to be engaged in; to take up; to devote oneself to
formalOften followed by a profession, field of study, or a serious long-term activity.
Tā他
cóng从
shì事
jiào教
yù育
gōng工
zuò作
yǐ已
jīng经
sān三
shí十
nián年
le了
。
He has been engaged in educational work for thirty years.
Bì毕
yè业
hòu后
，
tā她
xī希
wàng望
cóng从
shì事
xīn新
wén闻
háng行
yè业
。
After graduation, she hopes to take up a career in journalism.
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Wǒ我
de的
fù父
qīn亲
cóng从
shì事
kē科
xué学
yán研
jiū究
de的
lǐng领
yù域
shì是
wù物
lǐ理
xué学
。
My father's field of scientific research is physics.
Tā他
jué决
dìng定
cóng从
shì事
cí慈
shàn善
shì事
yè业
，
bāng帮
zhù助
gèng更
duō多
de的
rén人
。
He decided to devote himself to charity work to help more people.
verb
to proceed with; to deal with according to (a certain method or law)
formalMostly used in formal, legal, or military contexts. Often appears in fixed phrases like "以...从事" or "依法从事".
Bì必
xū须
jūn军
fǎ法
cóng从
shì事
，
yán严
chéng惩
wéi违
jì纪
xíng行
wéi为
。
Military law must be applied to severely punish disciplinary violations.
Gōng公
sī司
jiāng将
yī依
fǎ法
cóng从
shì事
，
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
qǐ起
hé合
tong同
jiū纠
fēn纷
。
The company will proceed according to the law to handle this contract dispute.
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Duì对
yú于
cǐ此
shì事
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
àn按
guī规
dìng定
cóng从
shì事
。
Regarding this matter, we can only deal with it according to the regulations.