HSK 6 HSK V7-9
Correct

向来

/ xiànglái /
Strokes

Definition

always (previously)

Example

As an Adverb

always; all along; as a rule

1
xiànglái
向来
yān
吸烟
  

I never smoke.

2
zuòshì
做事
xiànglái
向来
rènzhēn
认真
  

He works conscientiously as a rule.

3
xiànglái
向来
shǒuxìn
守信
  

He has never kept his promise.

4
Xiànglái
向来
如此
  

It has always been so.

5
Xiànglái
向来
shǒu
shí

have always been punctual

6
Xiànglái
向来
guòwèn
过问

never ask about it/concern oneself with it