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| − | 向来 is pretty much the same as 从来, | + | 向来 (xiànglái) is pretty much the [["Never" with "conglai"|same as 从来]], except that 从来 is almost always used with negation (sentences with 不 or 没）. |
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| − | 向来 is used the same structure as 从来.You can use an optional 都 after the 向来.The basic meaning of 向来 is that something is always like that until the present. 一向 has the same meaning and structure as 向来。 | + | 向来 is used the same structure as 从来.You can use an optional 都 after the 向来.The basic meaning of 向来 is that something is always like that until the present. [["Since the beginning" with "yixiang"|一向]] has the same meaning and structure as 向来。 |
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| − | * 我 父母 <em>向来</em> 不 喜欢 我 跟 你们 一起 出去 玩儿。 | + | * 我 父母 <em>向来</em> 不 喜欢 我 跟 你们 一起 出去 玩儿。<span class="trans">My parents have always disliked me going out to play with you guys.</span> |
| − | * 我 <em>向来</em> 努力，所以 我 每 一 次 考试 都 得 满分。 | + | * 我 <em>向来</em> 努力，所以 我 每 一 次 考试 都 得 满分。<span class="trans">I have always pushed myself, so every time I take a test, I always get full marks.</span> |
| − | * 那个 足球 队员 <em>一向</em> 被 称为 “金脚”，因为 他 踢 足球 踢 得 非常 好。 | + | * 那个 足球 队员 <em>一向</em> 被 称为 “金脚”，因为 他 踢 足球 踢 得 非常 好。<span class="trans">That soccer player is known as "Goldfoot" because he plays soccer really well.</span> |
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向来 (xiànglái) is pretty much the same as 从来, except that 从来 is almost always used with negation (sentences with 不 or 没）.
Structure
向来 is used the same structure as 从来.You can use an optional 都 after the 向来.The basic meaning of 向来 is that something is always like that until the present. 一向 has the same meaning and structure as 向来。
Subject + 向来（都） + Verb/Verb Phrase
Examples
- 我 父母 向来 不 喜欢 我 跟 你们 一起 出去 玩儿。My parents have always disliked me going out to play with you guys.
- 我 向来 努力，所以 我 每 一 次 考试 都 得 满分。I have always pushed myself, so every time I take a test, I always get full marks.
- 那个 足球 队员 一向 被 称为 “金脚”，因为 他 踢 足球 踢 得 非常 好。That soccer player is known as "Goldfoot" because he plays soccer really well.
See also
Sources and further reading
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 1489) →buy
