(cóng méi) - never (have done) in Mandarin
cóngméiTraditional: 從沒
Translation
never (have done)
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Word origin
The word 从没 combines 从 'from, since' with 没 'not, have not', meaning 'never (have done)'. 没 is a phono-semantic compound with the 氵 (water) radical, originally meaning to sink or disappear, later used as a negator of completed action.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 从 (cóng, from) + 没 (méi, have not: 氵 water radical)
Stroke order
从
没
Examples
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I have never been to Japan.
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She has never lost confidence.
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She has never been abroad.
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I have never been to that restaurant.
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I have never seen something like this.
从没 (cóng méi) means never (have done). It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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