从来不

從來不

cóngláibù

adverb HSK 7-9 #7,909

Meanings

1 never
2 have never

Characters

to come; (used for emphasis)

Examples

HSK 4

他从来不迟到。

Tā cóngláibù chídào.

He is never late.

HSK 4

我从来不吃辣的。

Wǒ cóngláibù chī là de.

I never eat spicy food.

HSK 7-9

她从来不说谎。

Tā cóngláibù shuōhuǎng.

She never lies.

Tips

grammar

从来不 is used for habitual actions that never happen (present tense). For past events that never happened, use 从来没(有): 我从来没去过中国 (I have never been to China). 从来不 + verb = never does; 从来没 + verb + 过 = has never done.

Stroke Order

从 cóng

来 lái

不 bù