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一向
yī xiàng
一向 (yī xiàng) means "always (previously)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.
What 一向 means
- a period of time in the recent past
- (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
How 一向 is used in grammar
一向 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.
- Time Adverbs: 仍旧、时常、依旧、一向 (HSK 5)
The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 6, adverbs (时间副词).
The characters in 一向
Words containing 一向
Where 一向 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yī (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
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- Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yī xiàng correctly.
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