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title: "Fucong Meaning: 服从 (fúcóng) Means “to obey”"
description: "服从 (traditional 服從, fúcóng) means “to obey; to submit to; to comply with”. Hear its tones, see what 服 and 从 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fucong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 服从 mean?

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服从 fúcóng

## to obey; to submit to; to comply with

## Its characters

1. 服 fú to obey
2. 从 cóng from

## In a sentence

我们要服从比赛规则。 We must obey the rules of the game.

孙武却回答：将军带兵的时候，国王的命令，有的也可以不**服从**。

From [《孙子兵法》说了什么？ · Sun Tzu's Art of War: what does it say?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sun-tzu-art-of-war-what-does-it-say#library-word-341-343)

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## More words with 服 or 从

- [从不 cóngbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congbu)
- [从此 cóngcǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congci)
- [从而 cóng’ér](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/conger)
- [从来 cónglái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/conglai)
- [从前 cóngqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congqian)
- [从容 cóngróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congrong)
- [从事 cóngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congshi)
- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [从未 cóngwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congwei)
- [从小 cóngxiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congxiao)

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