向来

wǒ xiàng lái bù yǐn jiǔ

我向来不饮酒。

I never drink.

wǒ xiàng lái bù xī yān

我向来不吸烟。

I have never smoked.

tā xiàng lái bù shǒu chéng xìn

他向来不守诚信。

He has never kept his promise.

xiàng lái zhè yàng

向来这样。

It has always been so.

tā xiàng lái bù rèn cuò

他向来不认错。

He never admits his mistakes.

xiàng lái bù yǔ guò wèn

向来不予过问

never ask about it

xiàng lái shǒu shí

向来守时

have always been punctual

lì shǐ hé yì wén de fēn jiè xiàng lái shì mó hu ér hùn luàn de

历史和轶闻的分界向来是模糊而混乱的。

The boundaries between history and storytelling are always being blurred and muddled.

tā xiàng lái shì gè lè tiān pài

他向来是个乐天派。

He had always been an optimist.