一向 (all along / consistently)
IntroducedA standing preference differs from one meal
- A friend has disliked sweet food for years, not just today.
- she / her她all along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
- all along一向 (all along / consistently): 张老师all along一向to request要求strict严格。; he他all along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: she / her她all along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
- all along一直not不to like喜欢dessert甜食 can also express a lasting preference.
- all along一向 is not restricted to people: here这里(modifier / structural particle)的to serve服务all along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 one / a一(completed / change)了towards向not不to like喜欢dessert甜食 needs repair here. Write all along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.
- all along一直not不to like喜欢dessert甜食 can also express a lasting preference. all along一向 is not restricted to people: here这里(modifier / structural particle)的to serve服务all along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.
A friend has disliked sweet food for years, not just today. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.