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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

      以往同事关系一向疏离

      He had always kept himself aloof from his colleagues.

    • tā yī xiàng shàn yú yòng rén

      一向善于用人

      He always gets the best out of people.

    • tā yī xiàng wèi kǒu bù dà

      一向胃口

      He has always had a small appetite.

  • 2

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

    • tā yī xiàng jìn bù hěn dà ba

      一向进步

      She must have made a lot of progress lately.

    • yǐ qián yī xiàng tā dào nǎ lǐ qù le

      以前一向哪里

      Where has he been lately?

    • wǒ yī xiàng tè bié yàn wù huā

      一向特别厌恶

      Flowers have always been a particular hate of mine.

  • 3

    adv.recently

    • zhè yī xiàng wǒ méi lái guo

      一向

      I haven't visited recently.

    • nǐ men yī xiàng kě hǎo

      你们一向可好

      How have you been recently?