向 xiàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
向来
xiànglái
always; consistently
Characters in this word
来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他向来谨慎，除非证据充分，否则不会轻易下结论。 Tā xiànglái jǐnshèn, chúfēi zhèngjù chōngfèn, fǒuzé bú huì qīngyì xià jiélùn. He has always been cautious; unless the evidence is sufficient, he will not draw conclusions lightly.
- 我向来不吃辣，点菜的时候别给我点辣的。 Wǒ xiànglái bù chī là, diǎn cài de shíhou bié gěi wǒ diǎn là de. I have never eaten spicy food, so don't order anything spicy for me.
- 他向来早睡早起，从不熬夜。 Tā xiànglái zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ, cóng bù áoyè. He has always gone to bed early and got up early, and never stays up late.
Related words
- 方向 fāngxiàng direction
- 向 xiàng toward; from
- 向导 xiàngdǎo guide
- 向前 xiàngqián forward
- 向上 xiàngshàng upward
- 一向 yíxiàng always; all along
- 转向 zhuǎnxiàng to turn
- 倾向 qīngxiàng to tend; tendency
- 向往 xiàngwǎng to yearn for
- 导向 dǎoxiàng orientation; guidance; to guide towards
- 定向 dìngxiàng targeted; directional; to orient towards
- 动向 dòngxiàng trend; tendency; movement; direction of developments