從事

Mandarin

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tsʰʊŋ˧˥ʂɚ˥˩ ]

Noun

從事 (traditional, Pinyin cóngshì, simplified 从事)

1. (archaic) position title: aide (to a Commandery governor, Provincial governor or senior minister)

Verb

從事 (traditional, Pinyin cóngshì, simplified 从事)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) to engage in; to take action

References

• "從事" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-03-01.
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: