从未 cóngwèi never
How to remember 从未: 从 from + 未 not yet = never.
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How it is used
- Never (up to now) - 从未见过 (cóngwèi jiànguò) have never seen, 从未想过 never thought.
- 从未 is the formal/written 'never before,' equivalent to spoken 从来没 (cónglái méi).
- Always negates a past experience; pairs with 过 (guo): 从未去过 have never been.
- Contrast 从不 (cóngbù) = never (habitually, of ongoing habit) vs 从未 = never (experientially, up to now).
Example sentences
- 我父亲至今从未去过国外。 Wǒ fùqīn zhìjīn cóngwèi qùguò guówài.My father has never been abroad.