从未

從未

cóngwèi

adverb HSK 7 #1,391

Meanings

Literally 'from not-yet' — has never happened

Wǒ cóngwèi jiànguò zhème měi de fēngjǐng.

I have never seen such beautiful scenery.

Tā cóngwèi fàngqìguò zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng.

He has never given up on his dreams.

usage

从未 is more formal and literary than 从来没有 (cónglái méiyǒu). Both mean 'never,' but 从未 is preferred in written Chinese and formal speech.

grammar

从未 is typically followed directly by the verb, without 有. Example: 从未想过 (never thought of), not 从未有想过.

从 cóng

未 wèi