向来 向來
向来 向來 xiàng lái ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ hoeng3 loi4 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- always (previously)
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向
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 偏向 piān xiàng ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ pin1 hoeng3 partial towards sth
- 倾向 傾向 qīng xiàng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ king1 hoeng3 trend
- 内向 內向 nèi xiàng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ noi6 hoeng3 reserved (personality)
- 动向 動向 dòng xiàng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dung6 hoeng3 trend; tendency
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- 去向 qù xiàng ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi3 hoeng3 direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
- 向上 xiàng shàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ hoeng3 soeng6 upward
- 向前 xiàng qián ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hoeng3 cin4 forward
- 向着 向著 xiàng zhe ㄒㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜ hoeng3 zoek3 towards
- 向导 嚮導 xiàng dǎo ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄠˇ hoeng3 dou6 guide
- 向往 嚮往 xiàng wǎng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ hoeng3 wong5 to yearn for
- 定向 dìng xiàng ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ding6 hoeng3 to orientate
- 导向 導向 dǎo xiàng ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dou6 hoeng3 to be oriented towards
- 志向 zhì xiàng ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zi3 hoeng3 ambition
- 意向 yì xiàng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ji3 hoeng3 intention
- 指向 zhǐ xiàng ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zi2 hoeng3 to point towards
- 方向 fāng xiàng ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ fong1 hoeng3 direction; orientation
- 横向 橫向 héng xiàng ㄏㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ waang4 hoeng3 horizontal
- 流向 liú xiàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ lau4 hoeng3 direction of a current
- 转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zyun2 hoeng3 to change direction
来 來
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 来信 來信 lái xìn ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ loi4 seon3 incoming letter
- 来到 來到 lái dào ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ loi4 dou3 to arrive; to come
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- 来回 來回 lái huí ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ loi4 wui4 to make a round trip
- 来客 來客 lái kè ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄜˋ loi4 haak3 guest
- 来年 來年 lái nián ㄌㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ loi4 nin4 next year
- 来往 來往 lái wǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˇ loi4 wong5 to come and go
- 来得 來得 lái de ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ loi4 dak1 to emerge (from a comparison)
- 来历 來歷 lái lì ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧˋ loi4 lik6 history
- 来源 來源 lái yuán ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ loi4 jyun4 source (of information etc)
- 来临 來臨 lái lín ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ loi4 lam4 to approach; to come closer
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 来访 來訪 lái fǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄤˇ loi4 fong2 to pay a visit
- 来宾 來賓 lái bīn ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄣ loi4 ban1 guest
- 来电 來電 lái diàn ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ loi4 din6 incoming telephone call (or telegram)
- 传来 傳來 chuán lái ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cyun4 loi4 (of a sound) to come through
- 出来 出來 chū lái ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ceot1 loi4 to come out
- 到来 到來 dào lái ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ dou3 loi4 to arrive
Idioms with these characters
- 怒目相向 nù mù xiāng xiàng ㄋㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ nou6 muk6 soeng1 hoeng3 to glower at each other (idiom)
- 女生外向 nǚ shēng wài xiàng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ neoi5 saang1 ngoi6 hoeng3 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
- 所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧ ㄇㄧˇ so2 hoeng3 pei1 mei5 (idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
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- 向壁虚构 向壁虛構 xiàng bì xū gòu ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 kau3 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向壁虚造 向壁虛造 xiàng bì xū zào ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄠˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 zou6 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向隅而泣 xiàng yú ér qì ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ hoeng3 jyu4 ji4 jap1 (idiom) to weep in solitude
- 欣欣向荣 欣欣向榮 xīn xīn xiàng róng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ jan1 jan1 hoeng3 wing4 (idiom) flourishing
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ duk6 loi4 duk6 wong5 (idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself
- 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò ㄈㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fei1 loi4 waang6 wo6 sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
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- 风雨欲来 風雨欲來 fēng yǔ yù lái ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ fung1 jyu5 juk6 loi4 lit. storm clouds approach
- 纷至沓来 紛至沓來 fēn zhì tà lái ㄈㄣ ㄓˋ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ fan1 zi3 daap6 loi4 to come thick and fast (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 呼来喝去 呼來喝去 hū lái hè qù ㄏㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄑㄩˋ fu1 loi4 hot3 heoi3 to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
- 呼之即来 呼之即來 hū zhī jí lái ㄏㄨ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ fu1 zi1 zik1 loi4 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
- 鉴往知来 鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓ ㄌㄞˊ gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4 to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
- 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
Example sentences
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你 一向 来 來 都 很 好 。
You've been very good.
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他 的 人缘 人緣 向来 向來 很 好 ， 因此 一旦 遭遇 急难 急難 ， 朋友 都 乐意 樂意 帮忙 幫忙 。
He is always popular among his friends. So whenever he comes across troubles or emergencies, they are happy to offer help.
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