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从来 (cóng lái) – always

cóng lái

always

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 從來2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1always
  2. 2at all times
  3. 3never (if used in negative sentence)

Simplified & traditional

从来

Simplified

從來

Traditional

Example sentences

See 从来 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我从来没乘坐船。

    wǒ cóng lái méi chéng zuò chuán 。

    I've never been on a ship.

  • 我从来没去过美国。

    wǒ cóng lái méi qù guò měi guó 。

    I have never been to the States.

Related words

来

lái

to come

从

cóng

variant of 从

本来

běn lái

original

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

从此

cóng cǐ

from now on

从而

cóng ér

thus

从前

cóng qián

previously

从事

cóng shì

to go for

服从

fú cóng

to obey (an order)

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