历来

lì lái rú cǐ

历来如此。

This has always been the case.

wǒ men lì lái jiù zhè me bàn

我们历来就这么办。

We've always done it this way.

tā bèi rèn wéi shì lì lái zuì jié chū de xuǎn shǒu

他被认为是历来最杰出的选手。

He was thought of the all-time great players.

zhōng guó lì lái zhǔ zhāng guó jiā bù fēn dà xiǎo yīng gāi yī lǜ píng děng

中国历来主张国家不分大小，应该一律平等。

China has always insisted that all countries, big or small, should be equal.

lì lái rèn wéi

历来认为

have invariably insisted