Meaning of cóng lái:
cóng lái
从来
Adverb
always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
Tā cóng xiǎo dào dà cóng lái méi yǒu chī guò niú ròu.
他从小到大从来没有吃过牛肉。
He has never eaten beef from childhood to adulthood.
Wǒ cónglái dōu bù chídào.
我从来都不迟到。
I am never late.
Tā cóng lái méi yǒu qù guò nà gè guó jiā.
她从来没有去过那个国家。
She has never been to that country.