从来 meaning and pronunciation

从来
Simplified word
從來
Traditional word

从来 English definition

cóng lái

  • always
  • at all times
  • never (if used in negative sentence)

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  • (cóng): from; via; passing through; through (a gap); past; ever (followed by negative, meaning never); (formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱|纵) to follow; to comply with; to obey; to join; to engage in; adopting some mode of action or attitude; follower; retainer; accessory; accomplice; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor;
  • (lái): to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next;

Sentences examples with 从来

  • 我从来没见过他。
    Wǒ cónglái méi jiànguò tā.
  • 他脾气好,从来不发火。
    Tā píqì hǎo, cónglái bu fāhuǒ.
  • 虽然经历过很多次失败,但我从来没有放弃
    Suīrán jīnglìguò hěnduō cì shībài, dàn wǒ cónglái méiyǒu fàng qì