This document provides an overview of the Mandarin Chinese phrase "cóng méi" which is used to indicate that someone has never done something or that something is not part of their life experience. It gives the structure of the phrase as "subject + cóng + méi + verb" and provides examples of its use in sentences like "Wǒ cóng méi chīguò zhè jiā cāntīng de tiándiǎn" meaning "I have never eaten the dessert of this restaurant." It also demonstrates how the phrase can be used to talk about never having done something in the past.

1. English meaning:
“To Have Never Done” with 從 (cóng) + 沒 (méi) to
indicate that you have never done something (it's not
a part of your life experience.
Structure:
Subj. + 從 + 沒 + Verb
從沒+ Verb

2. A:我從沒吃過這家餐廳的甜點。
A: Wǒ cóng méi chīguò zhè jiā cāntīng de tiándiǎn.
A: I have never eaten the dessert of this restaurant.
B:下次帶你去吃。
B: Xià cì dài nǐ qù chī.
B: I will take you to eat next time.
從沒 + Verb

3. A:我從沒學過這個詞。
A: Wǒ cóngméi xué guo zhège cí.
A: I have never learned this word.
B:看吧!其實不難，可以搭配這個語法使用。
B: Kàn ba! Qíshí bù nán, kěyǐ dāpèi zhège yǔfǎ shǐyòng.
B: Look! It's not difficult, you can use it with this grammar.
從沒 + Verb

4. …… 從沒 Verb
我 從沒 吃過這家餐廳的甜點。
我 從沒 學過這個詞。
從沒+ Verb

5. A:我從沒吃過這家餐廳的甜點。
A: Wǒ cóng méi chīguò zhè jiā cāntīng de tiándiǎn.
A: I have never eaten the dessert of this restaurant.
B:下次帶你去吃。
B: Xià cì dài nǐ qù chī.
B: I will take you to eat next time.
A:好啊!明天放學後一起去吃如何?
A: Hǎo a! Míngtiān fàngxué hòu yīqǐ qù chī rúhé?
A: Ok! How about going to eat together after school tomorrow?
B:好，沒問題。
B: Hǎo, méi wèntí.
B: Ok, no problem.

6. A:我______吃過這家餐廳的甜點。
B:下次帶你去吃。
A:爸爸______去過這家理髮店。
B:因為很貴，且速度很慢。

7. A:(我從沒學過這個詞)。
B:看吧!其實不難，可以搭配這個語法使用。
A:姐姐上課從沒遲到過。
B:(她是你們的好榜樣)!