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向来

xiàng lái

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 向來

向来 (xiàng lái) means "always (previously)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 向来 means

1. always (previously)

The characters in 向来

• 向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 你一向来都很好。
  Nǐ yī xiànglái dōu hěn hǎo.
  You've been very good.

Where 向来 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · xiàng–xiào (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 xiàng lái correctly.
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