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Expressing "always" with "conglai"
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[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Expressing "always" with
"zongshi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22always%22_with_%22zongshi%22) (A2)
- [Expressing "never" with
"conglai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22never%22_with_%22conglai%22) (A2)
- [Using "always" as a complaint with
"laoshi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22always%22_as_a_complaint_with_%22laoshi%22) (B1)
- [Expressing "always previously" with
"xianglai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22always_previously%22_with_%22xianglai%22) (C1)
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Used for
[Expressing
frequency](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_frequency),
[Referring to the
past](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Referring_to_the_past)
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Keywords
[从来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BB%8E%E6%9D%A5),
[都](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E9%83%BD),
[从](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BB%8E),
[来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%9D%A5)
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Translations
[always](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Always)
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- [1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [3 See
Also](#See_Also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- [4.2
Websites](#Websites "wikilink")
Subj. + 从来 + 都 + Predicate
The
[predicate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate)
part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.
Examples
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- 他 *从来 都* 这样 。Tā *cónglái dōu*
zhèyàng.He's always like this.
- 她 *从来 都* 这么 晚 睡 。Tā *cónglái dōu*
zhème wǎn shuì.She's always gone to bed
so late.
- 他 说话 *从来 都* 很 大声 。Tā shuōhuà *cónglái
dōu* hěn dàshēng.He's always spoken very
loudly.
- 她 买 衣服 *从来 都* 只 买 名牌 。Tā mǎi yīfu
*cónglái dōu* zhǐ mǎi míngpái.She always
buys brand-name clothes when she goes shopping.
- 这个 国家 的 女孩 *从来 都* 很早 结婚 。Zhège
guójiā de nǚhái *cónglái dōu* hěn zǎo
jiéhūn.Girls in this country always get
married at a very young age.
- 我们 学校 的 学生 *从来 都* 只 能 穿 校服
。Wǒmen xuéxiào de xuéshēng *cónglái dōu* zhǐ
néng chuān xiàofú.Students in our school
can only wear school uniforms.
- 我们 下棋 ，*从来 都* 是 他 赢 。Wǒmen xiàqí,
*cónglái dōu* shì tā yíng.He always wins
when we play chess.
- 我 *从来 都* 一个人 住 ，已经 习惯 了 。Wǒ
*cónglái dōu* yīgèrén zhù, yǐjīng xíguàn
le.I've always lived alone; I'm used to
it already.
- 成功 *从来 都* 要 靠 自己 努力 。Chénggōng
*cónglái dōu* yào kào zìjǐ nǔlì.Success
always depends on working hard by oneself.
See Also
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- ["Never" with
"conglai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Never%22_with_%22conglai%22)
- ["Always" as a complaint with
"laoshi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Always%22_as_a_complaint_with_%22laoshi%22)
- ["Always" with
"zongshi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Always%22_with_%22zongshi%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [现代汉语八百词](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D) (pp.
132)
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- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part
2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2) (pp.
59) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2ftpILV)
- [New Practical Chinese Reader
4 (新实用汉语课本4)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)) (pp.
121)
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### Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [Usage of
从来](http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0119.html)
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