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What does 一向 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

一向 yīxiàng

always (up to now); consistently; all along

It can also mean

  • lately; recently

Its characters

  1. 一 yī one
  2. 向 xiàng always

In a sentence

他一向很少生气。 He has always rarely gotten angry.

诸葛亮说:“司马懿知道我一向小心,不会冒险,看到这个样子,就怀疑有埋伏。

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