从未

cóngwèi

Traditional: 從未

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Translation

never, never before

Word origin

A compound of 从 (cóng, from, here meaning ever) and 未 (wèi, not yet). From the past until now not once, that is never before. It is more literary than 从来没有.

Origin
compound
Root
从 (cóng, ever) + 未 (wèi, not yet)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 从

Stroke order for 未

Examples

I have never been there.

He has never given up on his dream.

fēngjǐng

I have never seen such beautiful scenery.

She has never told anyone about this.

This kind of situation has never happened before.

从未 (cóng wèi) means never or never before. It is a more formal equivalent of 从来没有.

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