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

他从来不迟到。

Tā cóngláibù chídào.

He is never late.

我从来不吃辣的。

Wǒ cóngláibù chī là de.

I never eat spicy food.

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