向来 xiànglái HSK7 always Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xiànglái always 向 xiàng adverb always (bound form) all along; always; consistently in the past来 來 lái prepositionparticle since Used after a time duration to mean "for the past..." or "ever since"xiànglái just now 向 xiàng formerly (literary) formerly; previously; in the past来 來 lái prepositionparticle since Used after a time duration to mean "for the past..." or "ever since"xiànglái afterwards 向 xiàng to approach (literary) to approach; to be near to a certain time来 來 lái noun future (bound form) Future; coming; next