从来
cóng láiㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: TÒNG LAI
Traditional: 從來
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 2
Meaning(adverb)
always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
从来没 + verb + 过 (never have); 从来不 + verb (never, by habit).
Examples
我从来没去过台湾。
wǒ cóng lái méi qù guò Tái wān.
I've never been to Taiwan.
他从来不喝酒。
tā cóng lái bù hē jiǔ.
He never drinks.
她上班从来都很准时。
tā shàng bān cóng lái dōu hěn zhǔn shí.
She's always on time for work.
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Stroke order
TÒNG · 4 strokes
variant of 从
LAI · 7 strokes
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre
Related words
- 从 cóng — variant of 从
- 自从 zì cóng — since (a time); ever since
- 从事 cóng shì — to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
- 从此 cóng cǐ — from now on; since then; henceforth
- 从而 cóng ér — thus; thereby
- 从前 cóng qián — previously; formerly; once upon a time
- 服从 fú cóng — to obey (an order); to comply; to defer
- 无从 wú cóng — not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing