从来 + 不 / 没 (never)
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- always从来 looks back over all time: "always / ever (up to now)".
- It's most common with a negative: never从来不 / always从来not / haven't没 = "never".
- I / me我never从来不to drink (alcohol)喝酒 = "I never drink."
always从来 + not不 / not / haven't没 + Verb
- always从来 + a negative = "never (have / do)".
I我never从来not不be late迟到。
- I / me我never从来不to arrive late迟到 = "I'm never late."
Practice
I'm never late: 我 ____ 不迟到。
从来 + 不 / 没 = never: 我从来不迟到.
Practice
从来 is most often used with a negative (不 / 没).
Yes — 从来不 / 从来没 (“never”) is the typical use.
never从来不 vs always从来not / haven't没
- never从来不 = never (as a habit); always从来not / haven't没 + (experienced)过 = have never (experience): always从来not / haven't没去过.
Explore
Correct or broken?
从来 looks over all time and pairs with a negative: 从来不 habits, 从来没…过 experiences.
Practice
Which says “have never been (an experience)”?
从来没…过 = no past experience; 从来不 = a habitual “never”.
Recap
Key idea
- always从来 + not不 / not / haven't没 + Verb — "never" (over all time)
- never从来不to arrive late迟到 (never late) · always从来not / haven't没去过 (never been)
- not不 = habit; not / haven't没…(experienced)过 = experience
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.