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从来

cónglái

Traditional: 從來

always

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Meaning of 从来 in English

cóngláiHSK 4adverbSyllabus #1103
  1. always
  2. at all times
  3. never (if used in negative sentence)

Example sentences

  1. 我们队从来就没赢过。
    wǒ men duì cóng lái jiù méi yíng guò。
    My team is always losing.
    Tatoeba #2454702 by fenfang557 · #1689353 by mookeee · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我周日从来都不在家。
    wǒ zhōu rì cóng lái dōu bù zài jiā。
    I am never at home on Sundays.
    Tatoeba #472874 by fucongcong · #259856 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 汤姆从来没完全恢复。
    tāng mǔ cóng lái méi wán quán huī fù。
    Tom never recovered completely.
    Tatoeba #10460403 by GlossaMatik · #4104434 by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

从 on its own →
cóng · from; through; via

HSK words with 从

从HSK 2从小HSK 2从此HSK 4从中HSK 4从不HSK 5从而HSK 5从前HSK 5从事HSK 5自从HSK 5从未HSK 6
来 on its own →
lái · to come

HSK words with 来

来HSK 1出来HSK 2过来HSK 2回来HSK 2进来HSK 2起来HSK 2上来HSK 2下来HSK 2后来HSK 3看来HSK 3

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences