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从不

cóng bù · cong bu

Traditional 從不

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. never
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I never drink tea

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)喝(hē)什么(shénme)茶(chá)？我(wǒ)请客(qǐngkè)。

    What tea do you want? My treat.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)从不(cóngbù)喝(hē)茶(chá)，我(wǒ)平时(píngshí)只(zhǐ)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    I never drink tea. I usually only drink coffee.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)为什么(wèishénme)来(lái)茶馆(cháguǎn)？

    Then why did you come to the teahouse today?

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)空调(kōngtiáo)啊(a)！

    Because it has air conditioning!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)从不(cóngbù)喝(hē)茶(chá)，那(nà)我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)点(diǎn)一杯(yībēi)冰水(bīngshuǐ)吧(ba)。

    You never drink tea, so I'll order you an iced water.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)从(cóng)不(bù)回(huí)复(fù)陌(mò)生(shēng)人(rén)发(fā)来(lái)的(de)电(diàn)子(zǐ)邮(yóu)件(jiàn)。

I never answer email messages from people I don't know.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)不(bù)迟(chí)到(dào)，每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)准(zhǔn)时(shí)到(dào)公(gōng)司(sī)。

He is never late; he arrives at the office on time every day.

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