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从来不

cóng lái bù · cong lai bu

Traditional 從來不

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. never
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In a conversation

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I never eat spicy food

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)吃(chī)这个(zhège)辣(là)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Do you want this spicy one?

  2. Dengdeng

    不(bù)，我(wǒ)从来不(cóngláibù)吃(chī)辣(là)的(de)。

    No, I never eat spicy food.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？上星期(shàngxīngqī)你(nǐ)吃(chī)了(le)一大碗(yīdàwǎn)。

    Really? Last week you ate a big bowl.

  4. Dengdeng

    那次(nàcì)……那次(nàcì)是(shì)你(nǐ)说(shuō)不辣(bùlà)。

    That time... you said it wasn't spicy.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)说错(shuōcuò)了(le)。

    True, but I was wrong.

  6. Dengdeng

    所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)说(shuō)不辣(bùlà)，我(wǒ)从来不(cóngláibù)信(xìn)。

    So when you say it's not spicy, I never believe it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)叫(jiào)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)做(zuò)什(shén)么(me)，他(tā)从(cóng)来(lái)不(bú)做(zuò)。

Tom never did what we asked him to do.

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

02

她(tā)从(cóng)来(lái)不(bù)喝(hē)咖(kā)啡(fēi)，只(zhǐ)喝(hē)茶(chá)。

She never drinks coffee, only tea.

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