从来没

從來沒

cónglái méi

adverb

Meanings

1 have never
2 never (up to now)

Characters

to come (从来: all along)

Examples

HSK 2

我从来没吃过北京烤鸭。

Wǒ cónglái méi chī guo Běijīng kǎoyā.

I've never eaten Peking duck.

HSK 3

他从来没迟到过，今天怎么还没来？

Tā cónglái méi chídào guo, jīntiān zěnme hái méi lái?

He's never been late before, so why isn't he here yet today?

Tips

grammar

从来没 + verb + 过 talks about experience up to now: "have never done". For habits or a refusal, use 从来不: 他从来不喝酒 "he never drinks". The full form is 从来没有.

Stroke Order

从 cóng

来 lái

没 méi