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从来

Traditional: 從來

cóng lái

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

cóng lái · cung4 loi4 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

从

Meaning
from, by, since, whence, through
Radical
人
Strokes
4
Components
⿰人人
Cangjie
OO
Four-corner
8800.0

来

Meaning
come, coming; return, returning
Radical
木
Strokes
7
Components
⿻未丷
Cangjie
DT
Four-corner
5090.0

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