一向
yíxiàng
all along, consistently
Part of speech · adverb
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一one
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Examples
- 他一向很守时。He has always been punctual.
- 我们一向重视产品质量。We have always valued product quality.
Collocations
一向如此一向认为一向重视一向作风
Mnemonic
一 yī "one" + 向 xiàng "direction": consistently in one direction, i.e. all along, from before until now. An adverb describing habit or attitude (一向如此, always so). Synonyms: 一贯 (yíguàn), 向来 (xiànglái), 从来 (cónglái). Distinguish 一向 (consistently, from the past) from 一直 (yìzhí, continuously in time).
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一贯向来从来一直
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