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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 向来
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 向来 | xiàng lái | - always (previously) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 | 15,122 | 9,541 | 10,308 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 向 | xiàng | - surname Xiang |
| 向 | xiàng | - towards - to face - to turn towards - direction - to support - to side with - shortly before - formerly - always - all along - (suffix) suitable for ... - oriented to ... |
| 向 | xiàng | - to tend toward - to guide - variant of 向[xiang4] |
| 向 | xiàng | - variant of 向[xiang4] - direction - orientation - to face - to turn toward - to - towards - shortly before - formerly |
| 来 | lái | - to come - (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) - hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) - ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) - for the past (amount of time) - (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) - (between two verbs) in order to - (after a round number) approximately - (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) |
Other Words Containing 向来
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 向来 | 6 | 8 | 15,122 | 9,541 | 10,308 |