从
来
不

Never in Chinese: 从来不 (cóng lái bù)

cóng lái bù

never

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 從來不1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1never

Stroke order

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从
来
不

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄨㄥˊ

cóng

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

从来不

Simplified

從來不

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他从来不说别人的坏话。

    tā cóng lái bù shuō bié rén de huài huà。

    He never speaks ill of other people.

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Related words

不

bù

no

来

lái

to come

从

cóng

from

本来

běn lái

original

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

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