一向 yīxiàng in a sentence
Always (constantly - until now - lately)
一向 (yīxiàng) means Always (constantly - until now - lately). Below are 9 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我 一向 不喜欢麻烦别人。
Wǒ yíxiàng bù xǐhuan máfan biéren.
I have never liked troubling other people.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 一向
他做事 一向 很仔细。
Tā zuò shì yíxiàng hěn zǐxì.
He has always been careful in what he does.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 仔细
这个家庭 一向 勤俭。
Zhège jiātíng yíxiàng qínjiǎn.
This family has always been hardworking and thrifty.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 勤俭
他做决定 一向 很慎重。
Tā zuò juédìng yíxiàng hěn shènzhòng.
He has always been cautious in making decisions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 慎重
父亲对他 一向 很严厉。
Fùqīn duì tā yíxiàng hěn yánlì.
His father has always been strict with him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严厉
家里的事 一向 由母亲做主。
Jiā lǐ de shì yíxiàng yóu mǔqīn zuòzhǔ.
Household matters have always been decided by his mother.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 做主
他做事 一向 认真，从不草率。
Tā zuòshì yíxiàng rènzhēn, cóng bù cǎoshuài.
He has always been thorough in his work and never careless.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 草率
他 一向 实事求是，从不夸大。
Tā yíxiàng shí shì qiú shì, cóng bù kuādà.
He has always stuck to the facts and never exaggerates.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 实事求是
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Questions about 一向
How is 一向 used in a sentence?
This page shows 9 sentences using 一向 (yīxiàng, "Always (constantly - until now - lately)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 一向 an HSK word?
Yes — 一向 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 一向?
The dictionary page for 一向 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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