从来不
cóngláibùTraditional: 從來不
#1930 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
never (does), has never
Word origin
A set phrase built from 从来 (cóng lái, all along, ever) and the negator 不 (bù, not), meaning to have never done something habitually.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 从来 (cóng lái, all along) + 不 (bù, not)
Stroke order
从
来
不
Examples
烟。
He never smokes.
。
I never tell lies.
。
She is never late.
。
They never quarrel.
。
I never drink coffee.
从来不 (cóng lái bù) means never, used before a verb to deny something as a habit or ongoing fact. For a single completed past action the negator switches to 从来没.
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