向来
xiàng lái
Pinyin

Definition

向来
 - 
xiàng lái
  1. always (previously)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

向
Xiàng
  1. 1 surname Xiang
方向
fāng xiàng
  1. 1 direction
  2. 2 orientation
  3. 3 path to follow
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一向
yī xiàng
  1. 1 always (previously)
  2. 2 a period of time in the recent past
倾向
qīng xiàng
  1. 1 trend
  2. 2 tendency
  3. 3 orientation
内向
nèi xiàng
  1. 1 reserved (personality)
  2. 2 introverted
  3. 3 (economics etc) domestic-oriented
向上
xiàng shàng
  1. 1 upward
  2. 2 up
  3. 3 to advance
  4. 4 to try to improve oneself
  5. 5 to make progress
向下
xiàng xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downward
向来
xiàng lái
  1. 1 always (previously)
向前
xiàng qián
  1. 1 forward
  2. 2 onward
向日葵
xiàng rì kuí
  1. 1 sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
向往
xiàng wǎng
  1. 1 to yearn for
  2. 2 to look forward to
方向盘
fāng xiàng pán
  1. 1 steering wheel
走向
zǒu xiàng
  1. 1 direction
  2. 2 strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
  3. 3 inclination
  4. 4 trend
  5. 5 to move towards
  6. 6 to head for
转向
zhuǎn xiàng
  1. 1 to change direction
  2. 2 fig. to change one's stance
迈向
mài xiàng
  1. 1 to stride toward (success)
  2. 2 to march toward
  3. 3 to take a step toward
面向
miàn xiàng
  1. 1 to face
  2. 2 to turn towards
  3. 3 to incline to
  4. 4 geared towards
  5. 5 catering for
  6. 6 -oriented
  7. 7 facial feature
  8. 8 appearance
  9. 9 aspect
  10. 10 facet
风向
fēng xiàng
  1. 1 wind direction
  2. 2 the way the wind is blowing
  3. 3 fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones)
  4. 4 how things are developing
  5. 5 course of events
不知去向
bù zhī qù xiàng
  1. 1 whereabouts unknown
  2. 2 gone missing
偏向
piān xiàng
  1. 1 partial towards sth
  2. 2 to prefer
  3. 3 to incline
  4. 4 erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
倾向性
qīng xiàng xìng
  1. 1 tendency
  2. 2 inclination
  3. 3 orientation

Idioms (10)

向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向隅
xiàng yú
  1. 1 lit. to face the corner (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to miss out on sth
女生外向
nu:3 shēng wài xiàng
  1. 1 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
  2. 2 a woman's heart is with her husband
好好学习，天天向上
hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng
  1. 1 study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
怒目相向
nù mù xiāng xiàng
  1. 1 to glower at each other (idiom)
所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ
  1. 1 to sweep everything before one
  2. 2 to be invincible (idiom)
明知山有虎，偏向虎山行
míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng
  1. 1 lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
欣欣向荣
xīn xīn xiàng róng
  1. 1 (idiom) flourishing
  2. 2 thriving
相向突击
xiāng xiàng tū jī
  1. 1 sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是的，拿代理孕母的自主权来说，女性主义者向来希望代孕合法化，她们强调女性身体的完全自主权，她们认为女性无论是出于何种目的，都可以依照自己的主权与想法，作出她自主的选择，包括担任代理孕母。
shì de ，ná dàilǐyùnmǔ de zìzhǔquán láishuō ，nǚxìngzhǔyì zhě xiànglái xīwàng dàiyùn héfǎhuà ，tāmen qiángdiào nǚxìng shēntǐ de wánquán zìzhǔquán ，tāmen rènwéi nǚxìng wúlún shì chūyú hézhǒng mùdì ，dōu kěyǐ yīzhào zìjǐ de zhǔ quán yǔ xiǎngfǎ ，zuò chū tā zìzhǔ de xuǎnzé ，bāokuò dānrèn dàilǐyùnmǔ 。
Yeah, in terms of the power of the surrogates to make decisions about their own lives, feminists have always hoped for the legalization of surrogacy. They emphasize the complete autonomy that women should have in making decisions about their own body. They think that, for whatever objective, women should be able to make their own autonomous choices on the basis of their own thinking, including choosing to be a surrogate mother.
Go to Lesson 
没错，同时在贸易方面，英国与欧洲向来唇齿相依，英国有一半贸易额都来自欧洲其他国家。脱离欧盟恐怕会使英国与欧洲贸易关系受到影响，若出现大量投资从英国撤出，那么英国的经济前景实在堪忧。
méicuò ，tóngshí zài màoyì fāngmiàn ，Yīngguó yǔ Ōuzhōu xiànglái chún chǐ xiāng yī ，Yīngguó yǒu yībàn màoyìé dōu láizì Ōuzhōu qítā guójiā 。tuōlí Ōuméng kǒngpà huì shǐ Yīngguó yǔ Ōuzhōu màoyì guānxi shòudào yǐngxiǎng ，ruò chūxiàn dàliàng tóuzī cóng Yīngguó chèchū ，nàme Yīngguó de jīngjì qiánjǐng really kānyōu 。
That's right. At the same time, in terms of trade, the UK and Europe have always been interdependent, and half of the UK's trade volume comes from other European countries. Unfortunately Brexit will affect the UK's trading relationship with Europe, and if a significant number of investors pull out of the UK, then the future of the UK economy looks bleak.
Go to Lesson 
我哪懂怎么挑呀！就他给的预算多少，给他选瓶价格到顶、年份最老的红酒就是了！我花别人的钱向来爽快！
wǒ nǎ dǒng zěnme tiāo ya ！jiù tā gěi de yùsuàn duōshao ，gěi tā xuǎn píng jiàgé dàodǐng 、niánfèn zuì lǎo de hóngjiǔ jiùshì le ！wǒ huā biérén de qián xiànglái shuǎngkuài ！
When did I say I knew how to choose? I just take the budget he gives me as the ceiling price and choose the oldest bottle of red! I'm always happy to spend other people's money!
Go to Lesson 
你向来不是个好人。
nǐ xiànglái bùshì gè hǎorén 。
You have never been a good person.
Go to Lesson 
向来
xiànglái
all along
Go to Lesson 
我是个门外汉，不过我想除了中国的经济活力和综合实力，专业素养也是海外IT发包商看重我们的重要原因。我们的教育系统向来重视理科，所以，绝对不缺优秀的软件开发人员。
wǒ shì ge ménwàihàn ，bùguò wǒ xiǎng chúle Zhōngguó de jīngjì huólì hé zōnghé shílì ，zhuānyè sùyǎng yě shì hǎiwài IT fābāoshāng kànzhòng wǒmen de zhóngyào yuányīn 。wǒmen de jiàoyù xìtǒng xiànglái zhòngshì lǐkē ，suǒyǐ ，juéduì bù quē yōuxiù de ruǎnjiàn kāifā rényuán 。
I'm not really well-informed about this, I think that the main reasons for foreign IT companies to take China seriously are economic vitality, integrated power, and professional attainment. Our education system has always placed a premium on sciences. So we definitely do not lack excellent software developers.
Go to Lesson