Difference between revisions of "Expressing "always previously" with "xianglai""
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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. | + | 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。 |
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* [[现代汉语词典（第5版）]] (pp. 1489) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy] | * [[现代汉语词典（第5版）]] (pp. 1489) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy] | ||
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向来 is pretty much the same as 从来, exept 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 说 我 不可以 跟 你们 一起 出去 玩儿，所以 我 这 一 次 不 敢 问 他们。
- 我 向来 努力，所以 我 每 一 次 考试 都 得 满分。
- 那个 足球 队员 一向 被 称为 “金脚”，因为 他 踢 足球 踢 得 非常 好。
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Sources and further reading
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 1489) →buy
