(cóng bù) - never, at no time in Mandarin
cóngbùTraditional: 從不
Translation
never, at no time
Word origin
A compound of 从 (cóng, from, ever) and 不 (bù, not), expressing that something has at no time happened up to the present.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 从 (cóng, ever) + 不 (bù, not)
Stroke order
从
不
Examples
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He is never late.
烟。
I never smoke.
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She never lies.
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This person never gives up.
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They never forget old friends.
从不 (cóng bù) is an adverb meaning never. It combines 从 with the negator 不 to deny that an action ever takes place, usually for habitual situations.
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