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Always (previously) in Chinese: 向来 (xiàng lái)

xiàng lái

always (previously)

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

Definitions

  1. 1always (previously)

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Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄤˋ

xiàng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

向来

Simplified

向來

Traditional

Example sentences

See 向来 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他做事向来都很认真。

    tā zuò shì xiàng lái dōu hěn rèn zhēn。

    He has always been serious about his work.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

向

xiàng

towards

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

看来

kàn lai

apparently

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

未来

wèi lái

future

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