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Always (previously) in Chinese: 一向 (yī xiàng)

yī xiàng

always (previously)

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Definitions

  1. 1always (previously)
  2. 2a period of time in the recent past

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一
向

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄤˋ

xiàng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他一向很努力,从不偷懒。

    tā yí xiàng hěn nǔ lì, cóng bù tōu lǎn。

    He has always been hardworking and never lazy.

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Related words

一

yī

one

向

xiàng

towards

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

一切

yī qiè

everything

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