从来 — “never, ever”
Pattern: 从来 + 不/没 + V
从来 means it has always been so, up to now; mostly with a negative: 我从来没去过上海 “I’ve never been to Shanghai”, 他从来不喝酒 “he never drinks”.
Examples
| 1 | 我从来没去过上海。 wǒ cónglái méi qù guo Shànghǎi I’ve never been to Shanghai. |
| 2 | 他从来不喝酒。 tā cónglái bù hējiǔ He never drinks. |
| 3 | 我从来没见过这么漂亮的花。 wǒ cónglái méi jiàn guo zhème piàoliang de huā I’ve never seen such beautiful flowers. |
Explanations and examples by Zitou. Pinyin added automatically and checked.