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The Chinese word conglai - 从来 - cónglái
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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
cónglái
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English translations
always,
at all times, all along
Chinese characters:
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从来 ( conglai / cónglái ) in traditional characters
從來
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 从来 ( conglai / cónglái ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo conglai mei qu guo Riben.
Wǒ cónglái méi qù guo Rìběn.– English translation: I've never been to Japan.
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
thence | all along
从来 ( conglai / cónglái ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 355)
从来 ( conglai / cónglái ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 355)
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