cóng méi
never; never did
我从没想过我会成为一名作家。
wǒ cóng méi xiǎng guò wǒ huì chéng wéi yī míng zuò jiā.
I never thought I would become a writer.
他从没来过中国。
tā cóng méi lái guò zhōng guó.
He has never been to China.
我们从没见过面。
wǒ men cóng méi jiàn guò miàn.
We have never met before.
从未 (cóng wèi)
never
从不 (cóng bù)
never
一直 (yī zhí)
always
从来 (cóng lái)
always
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The Chinese word 从没 is composed of two characters: 从 (cóng) and 没 (méi). 从 means "from" or "since", while 没 means "not" or "never". Together, 从没 means "never" or "not ever".The character 从 is composed of two parts: the radical 彳 (chì), which means "to walk", and the phonetic component 从 (cóng), which is pronounced the same as the character 从. The radical 彳 indicates that the character 从 is related to walking or movement, while the phonetic component 从 provides the pronunciation.The character 没 is composed of two parts: the radical 亡 (wáng), which means "to die", and the phonetic component 没 (méi), which is pronounced the same as the character 没. The radical 亡 indicates that the character 没 is related to death or destruction, while the phonetic component 没 provides the pronunciation.The combination of the characters 从 and 没 creates the word 从没, which means "never" or "not ever". This word is used to express the idea that something has never happened or will never happen. For example, the sentence 从没见过 means "I have never seen it before".
