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Expressing "since the beginning" with 一向 ("yi1xiang4")

一向 yīxiàng

Adverb
HSK 4

Structure

Subj. + 一向 + Habit / Attitude / etc.

Translations

  • always
  • all along

Definition

一向（yīxiàng）表示从过去到现在一直如此，强调某种状态或行为的一贯性。

一向 (yīxiàng) means 'always' or 'consistently' from the past up to now, emphasizing the continuity of a state or behavior.

Usage

通常用作副词，放在主语之后、谓语之前，用于肯定句或否定句，表达一贯的习性、态度或事实。

It is usually used as an adverb, placed after the subject and before the predicate, in affirmative or negative sentences, to express a consistent habit, attitude, or fact.

Examples

  • 1 他一向很准时。(He is always punctual.)
  • 2 我一向喜欢喝茶。(I have always liked drinking tea.)
  • 3 这家店一向服务态度很好。(This store has always had good service.)
  • 4 她一向不轻易发脾气。(She never easily loses her temper.)
  • 5 中国一向主张和平发展。(China has always advocated peaceful development.)

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