cong2
lai2
  1. always
  2. at all times
  3. never (if used in negative sentence)

Characters

  • 从 (从): variant of 從|从[cong2]
  • 来 (來): to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])

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Examples

从来就没有徒劳的爱情。

我从来就没想到。

我从来没感觉那么好过。

你从来没时间处理重要的事情!

你从来没课还是怎样?

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