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What does 向来 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

向来 xiànglái

always (up to now); all along

Its characters

  1. 向 xiàng always
  2. 来 lái to come

In a sentence

他向来很守时,从不迟到。 He has always been punctual and is never late.

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