C1 · Grammar reference · ASGDU0XL
Expressing "always previously" with "xianglai"
向来 (xiànglái) is pretty much the same as 从来, except that 从来 is almost always used with negation (sentences with 不 or 没）.
- Keywords
- 向来 · 一向
- Used for
- Expressing frequency · Referring to the past
- Classification
- Adverbs
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