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+# Expressing "always" with "从来"
+
+<SentenceQuiz>
+
+- 他 _从来 都_ 这样 。
+  <!-- - Tā _cónglái dōu_ zhèyàng. -->
+  - He's always like this.
+- 她 _从来 都_ 这么 晚 睡 。
+  <!-- - Tā _cónglái dōu_ zhème wǎn shuì. -->
+  - She's always gone to bed so late.
+- 他 说话 _从来 都_ 很 大声 。
+  <!-- - Tā shuōhuà _cónglái dōu_ hěn dàshēng. -->
+  - He's always spoken very loudly.
+- 我们 学校 的 学生 _从来 都_ 只 能 穿 校服 。
+  <!-- - Wǒmen xuéxiào de xuéshēng _cónglái dōu_ zhǐ néng chuān xiàofú. -->
+  - Students in our school can only wear school uniforms.
+- 成功 _从来 都_ 要 靠 自己 努力 。
+  <!-- - Chénggōng _cónglái dōu_ yào kào zìjǐ nǔlì. -->
+  - Success always depends on working hard by oneself.
+- 我们 下棋 ，_从来 都是_ 他 赢 。
+  <!-- - Wǒmen xiàqí, _cónglái dōushì_ tā yíng. -->
+  - He always wins when we play chess.
+- 她 买 衣服 _从来 都是_ 只 买 名牌 。
+  <!-- - Tā mǎi yīfu _cónglái dōushì_ zhǐ mǎi míngpái. -->
+  - She always buys brand-name clothes when she goes shopping.
+- 我 _从来 都是_ 一个人 住 ，已经 习惯 了 。
+  <!-- - Wǒ _cónglái dōushì_ yīgèrén zhù, yǐjīng xíguàn le. -->
+  - I've always lived alone; I'm used to it already.
+
+</SentenceQuiz>
+
+<TOC>
+
+- Level: [B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points) / [HSK4](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK4_grammar_points)
+- Similar to
+  - [Expressing "always" with "总是"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22always%22_with_%22zongshi%22) (A2)
+  - [Expressing "never" with "从来"](../A2/从来.md) (A2)
+  - [Using "always" as a complaint with "老是"](../B1/老是.md) (B1)
+  - [Expressing "always previously" with "向来"](../C1/向来.md) (C1)
+- Used for: [Referring to the past](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Referring_to_the_past), [Expressing frequency](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_frequency)
+- Keywords: [是](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%98%AF), [来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%9D%A5), [都](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E9%83%BD), [从](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BB%8E), [从来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BB%8E%E6%9D%A5)
+
+</TOC>
+
+Although perhaps more often used in the negative to mean "[never](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Never)," 从来 (cónglái) can be used with [都](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E9%83%BD) (dōu) to mean "always" or "have always (done)."
+
+Without the negative adverbs [不](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D) and [没](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%B2%A1), [从来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BB%8E%E6%9D%A5) takes on the meaning of "[always](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Always)." (Literally, 从来 means something like "from the beginning," although no one is really thinking that phrase when they use it.) When used in the positive, though, it is customary to put the adverb 都 after 从来.
+
+## Structure
+
+Subj. + 从来 + 都 (是) + Predicate
+
+The [predicate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate) part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective. It's also quite common to follow 从来都 with an additional [是](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%98%AF) for emphasis.
+
+## Examples
+
+- 他 _从来 都_ 这样 。
+  <!-- - Tā _cónglái dōu_ zhèyàng. -->
+  - He's always like this.
+- 她 _从来 都_ 这么 晚 睡 。
+  <!-- - Tā _cónglái dōu_ zhème wǎn shuì. -->
+  - She's always gone to bed so late.
+- 他 说话 _从来 都_ 很 大声 。
+  <!-- - Tā shuōhuà _cónglái dōu_ hěn dàshēng. -->
+  - He's always spoken very loudly.
+- 我们 学校 的 学生 _从来 都_ 只 能 穿 校服 。
+  <!-- - Wǒmen xuéxiào de xuéshēng _cónglái dōu_ zhǐ néng chuān xiàofú. -->
+  - Students in our school can only wear school uniforms.
+- 成功 _从来 都_ 要 靠 自己 努力 。
+  <!-- - Chénggōng _cónglái dōu_ yào kào zìjǐ nǔlì. -->
+  - Success always depends on working hard by oneself.
+- 我们 下棋 ，_从来 都是_ 他 赢 。
+  <!-- - Wǒmen xiàqí, _cónglái dōushì_ tā yíng. -->
+  - He always wins when we play chess.
+- 她 买 衣服 _从来 都是_ 只 买 名牌 。
+  <!-- - Tā mǎi yīfu _cónglái dōushì_ zhǐ mǎi míngpái. -->
+  - She always buys brand-name clothes when she goes shopping.
+- 我 _从来 都是_ 一个人 住 ，已经 习惯 了 。
+  <!-- - Wǒ _cónglái dōushì_ yīgèrén zhù, yǐjīng xíguàn le. -->
+  - I've always lived alone; I'm used to it already.
+
+## See Also
+
+- ["Never" with "从来"](../A2/从来.md)
+- ["Always" as a complaint with "老是"](../B1/老是.md)
+- ["Always" with "总是"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Always%22_with_%22zongshi%22)
+
+## Sources and further reading
+
+### Books
+
+- [HSK Standard Course 4上](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK_Standard_Course_4%E4%B8%8A) (pp. 5) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
+- [现代汉语八百词](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D) (pp. 132) [卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy](http://amzn.to/2z4g8q6,)
+- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2) (pp. 59) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
+- [New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)>) (pp. 121) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
+
+### Websites
+
+- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [Usage of 从来](http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0119.html)
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+# Using "always" as a complaint with "老是"
+
+<SentenceQuiz>
+
+- 你 怎么 _老是_ 加班 ？
+  <!-- - Nǐ zěnme _lǎoshì_ jiābān? -->
+  - Why are you always working late?
+- 那个 孩子 _老_ 说 脏话 。
+  <!-- - Nàge háizi _lǎo_ shuō zānghuà. -->
+  - That kid always says bad words.
+- 你 怎么 _老是_ 不 高兴 ？
+  <!-- - Nǐ zěnme _lǎoshì_ bù gāoxìng? -->
+  - How are you always unhappy?
+- 你 儿子 上课 的 时候 _老是_ 说话 。
+  <!-- - Nǐ érzi shàngkè de shíhou _lǎoshì_ shuōhuà. -->
+  - Your son talks all the time in class.
+- 这个 老师 _老是_ 这么 严肃 。
+  <!-- - Zhège lǎoshī _lǎoshì_ zhème yánsù. -->
+  - This teacher is always so serious.
+- 别 _老是_ 抱怨 。
+  <!-- - Bié _lǎoshì_ bàoyuàn. -->
+  - Stop complaining all the time.
+- 这个 机器 _老是_ 出 问题 。
+  <!-- - Zhège jīqì _lǎoshì_ chū wèntí. -->
+  - There is always something wrong with this machine.
+- 他 经常 迟到 ，还 _老是_ 找 借口 。
+  <!-- - Tā jīngcháng chídào, hái _lǎoshì_ zhǎo jièkǒu. -->
+  - He's always late. And he always makes excuses.
+- 奶奶 _老是_ 忘 带 钥匙 。
+  <!-- - Nǎinai _lǎoshì_ wàng dài yàoshi. -->
+  - Grandma forgets to take her keys all the time.
+- 你 _老是_ 这么 凶 干吗 ？
+  <!-- - Nǐ _lǎoshì_ zhème xiōng gànmá? -->
+  - Why are you always so mean?
+- 他 真 讨厌 ，_老是_ 跟 朋友 借钱 。
+  <!-- - Tā zhēn tǎoyàn, _lǎoshì_ gēn péngyou jièqián. -->
+  - He's such a nuisance. He's always borrowing money from his friends.
+
+</SentenceQuiz>
+
+<TOC>
+
+- Level: [B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points) / [HSK3](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK3_grammar_points)
+- Similar to
+  - [Expressing "always" with "总是"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22always%22_with_%22zongshi%22) (A2)
+  - [Expressing "always" with "从来"](../B1/从来.md) (B1)
+  - [Comparing "不断" and "不停"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22buduan%22_and_%22buting%22) (C1)
+- Used for: [Expressing frequency](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_frequency), [Expressing attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)
+- Keywords: [是](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%98%AF), [老是](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%80%81%E6%98%AF), [老](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%80%81)
+
+</TOC>
+
+We have a few ways to say "[always](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Always)" in Chinese, and one of them is to use the word 老是 (lǎoshì). 老是 is usually used in the context of a complaint, like how your sister is "always" hogging the bathroom.
+
+## Structure
+
+老是 is an adverb, usually translated into English as "always." It expresses that an action or a condition constantly repeats or continues and can be interchanged with [the word 总是](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Always%22_with_%22zongshi%22). However, 老是 also has an unsatisfied or frustrated tone.
+
+老 (是) + Predicate
+
+You can also use 老 instead of 老是. The [predicate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate) part of the pattern can be a [verb](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verb) or an adjective.
+
+When 老是 is used together with an [adjective](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adjective), 老是 is usually followed by an [adverb](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adverb) such as 不, 很, 非常, 这么, 那 etc.
+
+## Examples
+
+- 你 怎么 _老是_ 加班 ？
+  <!-- - Nǐ zěnme _lǎoshì_ jiābān? -->
+  - Why are you always working late?
+- 那个 孩子 _老_ 说 脏话 。
+  <!-- - Nàge háizi _lǎo_ shuō zānghuà. -->
+  - That kid always says bad words.
+- 你 怎么 _老是_ 不 高兴 ？
+  <!-- - Nǐ zěnme _lǎoshì_ bù gāoxìng? -->
+  - How are you always unhappy?
+- 你 儿子 上课 的 时候 _老是_ 说话 。
+  <!-- - Nǐ érzi shàngkè de shíhou _lǎoshì_ shuōhuà. -->
+  - Your son talks all the time in class.
+- 这个 老师 _老是_ 这么 严肃 。
+  <!-- - Zhège lǎoshī _lǎoshì_ zhème yánsù. -->
+  - This teacher is always so serious.
+- 别 _老是_ 抱怨 。
+  <!-- - Bié _lǎoshì_ bàoyuàn. -->
+  - Stop complaining all the time.
+- 这个 机器 _老是_ 出 问题 。
+  <!-- - Zhège jīqì _lǎoshì_ chū wèntí. -->
+  - There is always something wrong with this machine.
+- 他 经常 迟到 ，还 _老是_ 找 借口 。
+  <!-- - Tā jīngcháng chídào, hái _lǎoshì_ zhǎo jièkǒu. -->
+  - He's always late. And he always makes excuses.
+- 奶奶 _老是_ 忘 带 钥匙 。
+  <!-- - Nǎinai _lǎoshì_ wàng dài yàoshi. -->
+  - Grandma forgets to take her keys all the time.
+- 你 _老是_ 这么 凶 干吗 ？
+  <!-- - Nǐ _lǎoshì_ zhème xiōng gànmá? -->
+  - Why are you always so mean?
+- 他 真 讨厌 ，_老是_ 跟 朋友 借钱 。
+  <!-- - Tā zhēn tǎoyàn, _lǎoshì_ gēn péngyou jièqián. -->
+  - He's such a nuisance. He's always borrowing money from his friends.
+
+## See also
+
+- ["Always" with "从来"](../B1/从来.md)
+- ["Never" with "从来"](../A2/从来.md)
+
+## Sources and further reading
+
+### Websites
+
+- [Qingwen: Always in Chinese: 总是 (zǒngshì) and 老是](http://chinesepod.com/lessons/always-in-chinese-%E6%80%BB%E6%98%AF-z%C7%92ngshi-and-%E8%80%81%E6%98%AF-l%C7%8Eoshi)
+
+### Dictionaries
+
+- [现代汉语词典（第5版）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89) (pp. 145) [卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy](http://amzn.to/2z4g8q6,)