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  2. <p>Although it can also work in the positive, 从来 (cónglái) is usually used when you want to express that you <em><strong>never</strong> do something</em> (as a habit, or as a rule), or that you <em>have <strong>never</strong> done something</em> (it's not a part of your life experience). In either usage, 从来 (cónglái) may be shortened to just 从 (cóng) in casual speech.</p>
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  3. <h2 id="to-never-do-with-从来-cónglái-不-bù">&quot;To Never Do&quot; with 从来 (cónglái) + 不 (bù)</h2>
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  4. <p>When you follow 从来 (cónglái) with 不 (bù), you are expressing that you <em><strong>never</strong> do something</em> (as a habit, or as a rule). It's often used as a way to refuse something, as in &quot;I never drink.&quot;</p>
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  5. <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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  6. <p>The structure is:</p>
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  7. <div class="jiegou">
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  8. <p>Subj. + 从来 + 不 + [Verb Phrase]</p>
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  9. </div>
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  10. <p>Keep in mind that 从来 (cónglái) may be shortened to just 从 (cóng) in casual speech.</p>
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  11. <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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  12. <div class="liju">
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  13. <ul>
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  14. <li>她 <em>从来 不</em> 喝酒。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>cónglái bù</em> hējiǔ.</span><span class="trans">She never drinks.</span></li>
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  15. <li>我 女朋友 <em>从 不</em> 给 我 打 电话。<span class="expl pdf-simple-expl">来 has been omitted here.</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ nǚpéngyou <em>cóng bù</em> gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.</span><span class="trans">My girlfriend never calls me.</span></li>
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  16. <li>这 个 人 很 奇怪，他 <em>从来 不</em> 笑。<span class="pinyin">Zhège rén hěn qíguài, tā <em>cónglái bù</em> xiào.</span><span class="trans">This person is very strange. He never laughs.</span></li>
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  17. <li>你 父母 <em>从来 不</em> 打 你 吗？<span class="expl pdf-simple-expl">&quot;hit&quot; can mean &quot;spank&quot;</span><span class="pinyin">Nǐ fùmǔ <em>cónglái bù</em> dǎ nǐ ma?</span><span class="trans">Your parents never hit you?</span></li>
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  18. <li>他 <em>从 不</em> 关心 别人。<span class="expl pdf-simple-expl">来 has been omitted here.</span><span class="pinyin">Tā <em>cóng bù</em> guānxīn biérén.</span><span class="trans">He never cares about other people.</span></li>
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  19. </ul>
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  20. </div>
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  21. <h2 id="to-have-never-done-with-从来-cónglái-没有-méiyǒu">&quot;To Have Never Done&quot; with 从来 (cónglái) + 没有 (méiyǒu)</h2>
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  22. <p>Use 从来 (cónglái) with 没 (méi) or 没有 (méiyǒu) (and 过 (guo) after the verb) to indicate that you <em>have <strong>never</strong> done something</em> (it's not a part of your life experience). You're talking about the past now, because you're talking about what you haven't done before, so 没有 (méiyǒu) is appropriate. 过 (guo) also makes sense, because you're making a statement about your life experience.</p>
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  23. <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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  24. <p>The structure is:</p>
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  25. <div class="jiegou">
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  26. <p>Subj. + 从来 + 没(有) + Verb + 过</p>
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  27. </div>
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  28. <p>Again, 从来 (cónglái) may be shortened to just 从 (cóng) in casual speech. Note that you can have an object or other information after the verb, but the 过 (guo) needs to come immediately after the verb.</p>
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  29. <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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  30. <div class="liju">
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  31. <ul>
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  32. <li>你 <em>从来 没有</em> 想 <em>过</em> 这 个 问题 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>cónglái méiyǒu</em> xiǎng <em>guo</em> zhège wèntí ma? </span><span class="trans">Have you never thought about this question? </span></li>
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  33. <li>她 <em>从来 没</em> 见 <em>过</em> 她 妈妈。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>cónglái méi</em> jiàn <em>guo</em> tā māma.</span><span class="trans">She has never met her mother.</span></li>
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  34. <li>我 <em>从没</em> 学 <em>过</em> 这 个 词。<span class="expl pdf-simple-expl">来 has been omitted here.</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>cóngméi</em> xué <em>guo</em> zhège cí.</span><span class="trans">I have never before studied this word.</span></li>
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  35. <li>你们 <em>从来 没有</em> 听说 <em>过</em> 这 个 地方 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>cónglái méiyǒu</em> tīngshuō <em>guo</em> zhège dìfang ma? </span><span class="trans">Have you never heard about this place before? </span></li>
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  36. <li>很 多 中国人 <em>从来 没</em> 出 <em> 过</em> 国。<span class="pinyin">Hěn duō Zhōngguó rén <em>cónglái méi</em> chū <em> guo</em> guó.</span><span class="trans">A lot of Chinese people have never been abroad.</span></li>
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  37. </ul>
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  38. </div>
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  39. <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
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  40. <ul>
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  41. <li><a href="Expressing_experiences_with_&quot;guo&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing experiences with &quot;guo&quot;</a></li>
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  42. <li><a href="Comparing_&quot;bu&quot;_and_&quot;mei&quot;" title="wikilink">Comparing &quot;bu&quot; and &quot;mei&quot;</a></li>
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  43. <li><a href="&quot;meiyou&quot;_as_a_Verb" title="wikilink">&quot;meiyou&quot; as a Verb</a></li>
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  44. <li><a href="Standard_negation_with_&quot;bu&quot;" title="wikilink">Standard negation with &quot;bu&quot;</a></li>
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  45. <li><a href="&quot;Always&quot;_with_&quot;conglai&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;Always&quot; with &quot;conglai&quot;</a></li>
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  46. </ul>
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  47. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
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  48. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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  49. <ul>
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  50. <li><a href="BRIDGE_(桥梁_实用汉语中级教程上)" title="wikilink">BRIDGE (桥梁 实用汉语中级教程上)</a> (p.40) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B003AKZFFC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B003AKZFFC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=allset-23">→buy</a></li>
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  51. <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2</a> (p. 59) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0887276881">→buy</a></li>
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  52. </ul>
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  53. <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
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  54. <ul>
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  55. <li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: <a href="http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0119.html">Usage of 从来</a></li>
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  56. </ul>
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  57. <p>            </p>
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  58. <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
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