תמיד (כל הזמן / באופן עקבי)

A standing preference differs from one meal

• A friend has disliked sweet food for years, not just today.
• she / her她tāall along一向yí xiàngnot不bùto like喜欢xǐ huandessert甜食tián shí。 — The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions.

Locate the pattern in real examples

• all along一向yí xiàng (all along / consistently): 张老师zhāng lǎo shīall along一向yí xiàngto request要求yāo qiústrict严格yán gé。; he他tāall along一向yí xiàngnot不bùto drink (alcohol)喝酒hē jiǔ。
• Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.

Follow the speaker

he他tāall along一向yí xiàngvery很hěnhard-working努力nǔ lì。

• In the opening situation: she / her她tāall along一向yí xiàngnot不bùto like喜欢xǐ huandessert甜食tián shí。
• The sentence summarises a stable preference across occasions.

Check the limit of the explanation

• all along一直yì zhínot不bùto like喜欢xǐ huandessert甜食tián shí can also express a lasting preference.
• all along一向yí xiàng is not restricted to people: here这里zhè lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的deto serve服务fú wùall along一向yí xiàngvery很hěngood好hǎo describes service quality.

Repair the form before interpreting it

• The form one / a一yī(completed / change)了letowards向xiàngnot不bùto like喜欢xǐ huandessert甜食tián shí needs repair here. Write all along一向yí xiàngnot不bùto like喜欢xǐ huandessert甜食tián shí 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.

Keep the distinction

Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.