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Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang"
一向 (yīxiàng) means "always," but is generally used to express a habit, attitude, or convention which has continued for a long period of time until the present. When you use 一向, you're conveying a sense that "it's always been this way."
- Keywords
- 一向 · always · all along
- Used for
- Expressing time and date · Expressing frequency · Referring to the past · Referring to habitual actions
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK6
Examples (11)
小王一向上班很早，这次是怎么了？
我一向不喜欢点外卖。
妈妈一向支持我的决定。
他一向是个好学生，怎么可能会作弊呢？
中国人一向把红色视为吉祥喜庆的颜色。
云南的雨季一向来得很突然。
他的态度一向很认真。
我一向都是这样做，没问题的。
中国的经济一直都在快速发展。
他一直都在学汉语.。
你打算一直在上海工作吗？
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