Definition & Meaning

1.always; consistently; all along (indicating a period from the past to the present always)

2.a period of time in the past; earlier on; lately

Words with yi xiang

yī xiàng

一 向

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1
adv.always; consistently; all along (indicating a period from the past to the present always)
- tā yǐ wǎng gēn tóng shì de guān xi yī xiàng shū lí
  他以往跟同事的关系一向疏离。
  He had always kept himself aloof from his colleagues.
- tā yī xiàng shàn yú yòng rén
  他一向善于用人。
  He always gets the best out of people.
- tā yī xiàng wèi kǒu bù dà
  他一向胃口不大。
  He has always had a small appetite.
synonym
yī zhí一直 cóng lái从来 yī guàn一贯 xiàng lái向来 lì lái历来 sù lái素来 píng xī平昔
antonym
yǒu shí有时 ǒu ěr偶尔
2
n.a period of time in the past; earlier on; lately
- tā yī xiàng jìn bù hěn dà ba
  她一向进步很大吧？
  She must have made a lot of progress lately.
- yǐ qián yī xiàng tā dào nǎ lǐ qù le
  以前一向他到哪里去了？
  Where has he been lately?
- wǒ yī xiàng tè bié yàn wù huā
  我一向特别厌恶花。
  Flowers have always been a particular hate of mine.
3
adv.recently
- zhè yī xiàng wǒ méi lái guo
  这一向我没来过。
  I haven't visited recently.
- nǐ men yī xiàng kě hǎo
  你们一向可好？
  How have you been recently?
synonym
píng sù平素

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