历
来

Always in Chinese: 历来 (lì lái)

lì lái

always

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 歷來1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1always
  2. 2throughout (a period of time)
  3. 3(of) all-time

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来

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ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

历来

Simplified

歷來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他做事历来认真，从不马虎。

    tā zuò shì lì lái rèn zhēn， cóng bù mǎ hǔ。

    He has always been serious about his work, never careless.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

历史

lì shǐ

history

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

经历

jīng lì

experience

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

简历

jiǎn lì

curriculum vitae (CV)

看来

kàn lai

apparently

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

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