HSK 6 · Verbs

遵循 zūnxún “to follow” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 遵循 means

  1. to follow
  2. to abide by
  3. to comply with

How to say 遵循

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale遵zūn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale循xún2nd tone, rising

遵循 in a sentence

  1. 请遵循护士的指导。

    Qǐng zūnxún hùshi de zhǐdǎo.

    Please follow the nurse’s directions.

    Sentence #686643 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 他没有遵循我们的忠告。

    Tā méiyǒu zūnxún wǒmen de zhōnggào.

    He didn’t follow our advice.

    Sentence #836332 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 使用这个信息时，我当然会遵循您的要求。

    Shǐyòng zhè ge xìnxī shí, wǒ dāngrán huì zūnxún nín de yāoqiú.

    When using this information, I will of course follow your requirements.

    Sentence #827102 from Tatoeba

How 遵循 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 遵 (zūn) with each of its parts in a different colour
遵zūnto observe
  • 尊to honour · zūn
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuò
The character 循 (xún) with each of its parts in a different colour
循xúnto follow; to act in accordance with
  • 彳step · chìMeaning part
  • 盾shield · dùnSound part

彳 hints at the meaning (step); 盾 (dùn) hints at the sound. Compare it with xún.

How to write 遵循

遵 15 strokes · 循 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

遵循 (zūnxún) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 遵循 (zūnxún). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 遵循

Words with 遵

遵守zūnshǒu · to comply with

Words with 循

循环xúnhuán · cycle循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìn · to progress step by step

More words: Common Verbs

叫jiào · to be called看见kànjiàn · to see没有méiyǒu · not to have揍zòu · to beat up阻碍zǔ'ài · to hinder阻拦zǔlán · to stop阻挠zǔnáo · to obstruct作废zuòfèi · to become invalid

FAQs

遵循 (zūnxún) means “to follow” or “to abide by”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zūnxún: zūn with a 1st tone, then xún with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 遵循 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zunxun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 遵循 from the suggestions. Typing zunxun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
遵循 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.