从未 (cóng wèi) — never (before), never (in the past)
Definition
从未 is a written, emphatic 'never' (always negative, usually with 过). Stronger than the spoken 从来+不/没 and more formal than 从不.
adverb
never (before)never (in the past)
Examples
- 从未。Wǒ cóng wèi chī guò zhè me hǎo chī de dōng xī.I have never eaten such delicious food.
- 从未。Tā cóng wèi zài gōng zuò zhōng fàn guò cuò wù.He has never made a mistake at work.
- 从未。Wǒ men cóng wèi huái yí guò tā de néng lì.We have never doubted his abilities.
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