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从来

cónglái

Description

"从来"用在句子里，表示从过去到现在一直都是这样。

"从来" is used in sentences to indicate that something has always been the case from the past until now.

它常常和"不"或"没"一起用，说明一件事以前一次也没有发生过。

It is often used with "不" or "没" to show that something has never happened even once before.

Meanings

从来cónglái

always; all along (from past until now)

他从来都很努力。

He has always worked hard.

从来不cónglái bù

never (habitually)

我从来不喝咖啡。

I never drink coffee.

从来没cónglái méi

have never (once)

我从来没去过北京。

I have never been to Beijing.

Related words

从前向来一直从不以前

Notes

  • Nuance

    usually followed by a negative (不/没); emphasizes something never happened up to now.

  • Etymology

    从 (from) + 来 (come), literally "coming from the past."

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