comply with; obey
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to comply with; to obey; to yield to
Indicates compliance with requests, advice, or authority. Often used in formal or written contexts, and can appear in negative constructions such as 万难依从 (impossible to comply with).
wàn万
nán难
yī依
cóng从
。
It is absolutely impossible to comply.
tā她
zǒng总
shì是
yī依
cóng从
fù父
mǔ母
de的
jiàn建
yì议
。
She always follows her parents' advice.
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zài在
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
shàng上
，
wǒ我
bù不
néng能
yī依
cóng从
nǐ你
。
On this issue, I cannot comply with you.
tā他
yī依
cóng从
le了
yī医
shēng生
de的
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
，
àn按
shí时
chī吃
yào药
。
He obeyed the doctor's instructions and took his medicine on time.