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从来 (cóng lái): Always (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

从 • cóng • from; since; to follow • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
cóng从

from; since; to follow

来 • lái • to come • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
lái来

to come

Word Info

Pinyincóng lái
Meaningalways
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 从来.

  • 活动huó dòngactivity
  • 词语cí yǔwords and expressions
  • 获得huò déobtain; win
  • 传真chuán zhēnfax
  • 节约jié yuēto save; economise
  • 干杯gān bēicheers
  • 禁止jìn zhǐto ban; prohibit; forbid
  • 方法fāng fǎmethod
  • 符合fú hétally with; accord with
  • 即使jí shǐeven if
  • 互相hù xiāngeach other
  • 广告guǎng gàoadvertisement
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 从来.

Words with 从
  • 从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood
  • 从中cóng zhōngfrom within
  • 从不cóng bùnever
  • 从事
cóng shì
go in for; devote oneself to; be to engaged in [formal]
  • 从前cóng qiánin the past; formerly
  • 从此cóng cǐfrom this time on; from now; then on
  • 从而cóng érthus; therebyupon
  • 自从zì cóngsince
    • Words with 来
    • 上来shàng laito come up
    • 下来xià laito come down
    • 出来chū laito come out
    • 回来huí laito return; to come back
    • 过来guò laito come over
    • 进来jìn laito come in
    • 后来hòu láiafterward
    • 看来kàn laiapparently
    4.

    How to Use 从来 in Sentences

    Subject + Adverbwith我
    wǒ我
    cóng从
    lái来
    neutral
    I have always
    Adverb + Negation
    cóng从
    lái来
    méi没
    neutral
    never have
    Adverb + Verb Phrasewith如此
    cóng从
    lái来
    rú如
    cǐ此
    5.

    Example Sentences with 从来

    wǒ我
    cóng从
    lái来
    bù不
    chī吃
    là辣
    cóng从
    lái来
    bù不
    neutral
    never
    formal
    Written
    always been this way
    。
    I never eat spicy food.
    tā他
    cóng从
    lái来
    bù不
    shuō说
    huǎng谎
    。
    He never lies. (literally: He always does not lie.)
    tā他
    cóng从
    lái来
    bú不
    huì会
    zài在
    huì会
    yì议
    shàng上
    chí迟
    dào到
    ，
    fēi非
    cháng常
    shǒu守
    shí时
    。
    He is never late for meetings; he is very punctual.
    tā她
    cóng从
    lái来
    dōu都
    jiān坚
    chí持
    duàn锻
    liàn炼
    ，
    suǒ所
    yǐ以
    shēn身
    tǐ体
    yì一
    zhí直
    hěn很
    hǎo好
    。
    She always insists on exercising, so her health has been consistently good.
    wǒ我
    cóng从
    lái来
    dōu都
    xiāng相
    xìn信
    nǔ努
    lì力
    huì会
    yǒu有
    huí回
    bào报
    de的
    。
    I have always believed that hard work will be rewarded.