从来不 (cóng lái bù) — never (emphasizing the entire past up to the present)

Definition

Examples

• 我从来不喝酒，也不吸烟。
  Wǒ cóng lái bù hē jiǔ, yě bù xī yān.
  I never drink alcohol, and I don't smoke either.
• 他上班从来不迟到，非常守时。
  Tā shàng bān cóng lái bù chí dào, fēi cháng shǒu shí.
  He is never late for work; he is very punctual.
• 她从来不请病假，身体一直很好。
  Tā cóng lái bù qǐng bìng jià, shēn tǐ yì zhí hěn hǎo.
  She never takes sick leave; she has always been in good health.