一向 (all along / consistently) · 一向 (siempre / consistentemente)
A standing preference differs from one meal
- A friend has disliked sweet food for years, not just today.
- 她一向不喜欢甜食。 — The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions.
A standing preference differs from one meal
- A friend has disliked sweet food for years, not just today.
- she / her她always (previously)一向not不to like喜欢dessert甜食。 — The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- 一向 (all along / consistently): 张老师一向要求严格。; 他一向不喝酒。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- always (previously)一向 (all along / consistently): 张老师always (previously)一向to request要求strict严格。; he / him他always (previously)一向not不to drink (alcohol)喝酒。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
A friend has disliked sweet food for years, not just today. What does 她一向不喜欢甜食。 communicate?
The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions. 一直不喜欢甜食 can also express a lasting preference. 一向 is not restricted to people: 这里的服务一向很好 describes service quality.
Follow the speaker
he他all along一向very很hard-working努力。
- In the opening situation: 她一向不喜欢甜食。
- The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions.
Follow the speaker
he他all along一向very很hard-working努力。
- In the opening situation: she / her她always (previously)一向not不to like喜欢dessert甜食。
- The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: He's always been hard-working: 他 ____ 很努力。
一向 + Verb / Adj = all along / consistently: 他一向很努力.
一向 describes a consistent, long-term pattern.
Yes — 我一向不喜欢甜的 (I've never liked sweet things).
Check the limit of the explanation
- 一直不喜欢甜食 can also express a lasting preference.
- 一向 is not restricted to people: 这里的服务一向很好 describes service quality.
Check the limit of the explanation
- all along一直not不to like喜欢dessert甜食 can also express a lasting preference.
- always (previously)一向 is not restricted to people: here这里(of / 's)的to serve服务always (previously)一向very很good好 describes service quality.
一向 can only describe an individual person's character.
一直不喜欢甜食 can also express a lasting preference. 一向 is not restricted to people: 这里的服务一向很好 describes service quality. The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form 一了向不喜欢甜食 needs repair here. Write 一向不喜欢甜食 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form one / a一(completed / change)了towards向not不to like喜欢dessert甜食 needs repair here. Write always (previously)一向not不to like喜欢dessert甜食 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 一了向不喜欢甜食
The demonstrated form is 一向不喜欢甜食. The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions.
Keep the distinction
- The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- 一直不喜欢甜食 can also express a lasting preference. 一向 is not restricted to people: 这里的服务一向很好 describes service quality.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
Keep the distinction
- The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- all along一直not不to like喜欢dessert甜食 can also express a lasting preference. always (previously)一向 is not restricted to people: here这里(of / 's)的to serve服务always (previously)一向very很good好 describes service quality.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
一向 is closest in meaning to…
一向 ≈ 向来: a settled, long-running trait.