从来
Simplified word
從來
Traditional word
从来 English definition
cóng lái
- always
- at all times
- never (if used in negative sentence)
cóng lái
- always
- at all times
- never (if used in negative sentence)
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- 从 (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;
- 来 (lái): to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next;
Sentences examples with 从来
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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