从来
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Definitions
- 1. ever; always from the past
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Common mistakes
从来多用于否定句（如“从来不”），少用于肯定句；肯定句中常与“就”连用（如“从来就好”）。
Grammar
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Use 从来不 for things someone never does, 从来没...过 for things that have never happened, and the shorter 从不 and 从没 in neater speech and writing.
Say that something happens on schedule with 按时, and that you never do or have never done something with 从来不 and 从来没…过.
Talk about places visited, foods tried, and things done at least once.
Example Sentences
5 shown他 从来 不喝酒。
他 从来 不计较这些小事情。
我 从来 没有接触过这种文化。
他非常诚实， 从来 不说谎。
他太自私， 从来 不考虑别人的感受。
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