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从没

cóng méi · cong mei

Traditional 從沒

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. never (in the past)
  2. never did
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First time on a plane

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)从没(cóngméi)坐(zuò)过(guò)飞机(fēijī)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)明天(míngtiān)试试(shìshì)。

    I have never taken a plane. I want to try tomorrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where to?

  3. Liangliang

    去(qù)隔壁(gébì)城市(chéngshì)。

    To the city next door.

  4. Dengdeng

    坐(zuò)高铁(gāotiě)才(cái)一(yī)小时(xiǎoshí)，机票(jīpiào)贵(guì)三(sān)倍(bèi)。

    The high-speed train takes only an hour, and a plane ticket is three times the price.

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)从没(cóngméi)坐(zuò)过(guò)嘛(ma)！

    Never mind, I have never done it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)我(wǒ)去(qù)荷(hé)兰(lán)之(zhī)前(qián)，我(wǒ)从(cóng)没(méi)见(jiàn)过(guò)风(fēng)车(chē)。

I had never seen a windmill until I visited the Netherlands.

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

02

正(zhèng)好(hǎo)相(xiāng)反(fǎn)，我(wǒ)从(cóng)没(méi)说(shuō)过(guò)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)话(huà)。

On the contrary, I've never said such a thing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bfsutian · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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