从来 cónglái▶ เสมอ

Stroke order

从来 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 从 — 4 strokes
• 来 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. always
2. at all times
3. never (if used in negative sentence)

Example sentences

• 他从来不迟到。Tā cónglái bù chídào.He is never late.
• 我从来没去过那里。Wǒ cónglái méi qù guo nàlǐ.I have never been there.

Related words

• 原来ต้นฉบับ
• 将来อนาคต
• 本来เดิมที
• 来自มาจาก
• 来不及ไม่มีเวลาพอ
• 来得及ทันเวลา

从来 is pronounced cónglái and means “เสมอ”. This word appears in HSK 4, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 从来 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.