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向来

xiàng lái
HSK 7

English Meaning

always (previously)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我挣钱向来光明磊落
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Unlike you, I do not make money through dirty tricks.”

1. PREVIOUS

也比我和你的校友情牢靠不是吗 我跟你袁秦不一样

“It's also a lot more reliable than our bond as alumni, isn't it? I'm not like you, Yuan Qin.”

“I've always earned my money honestly.”

3. NEXT

喂

“Hello?”

《爱情有烟火》 · crisis_and_conflict
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你向来都是宁可饿三天
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You despise cooking so much you'd rather starve, so why go to all this trouble for me?”

1. PREVIOUS

我就是因为不会做所以才学的嘛

“I picked it up precisely because I didn't know how to cook.”

“In the past, you would rather starve yourself”

3. NEXT

都不进伙房

“than enter the kitchen and cook.”

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向来不按流程办事吗
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You are violating official legal procedures and you know it.”

1. PREVIOUS

难道三法司办案

“Could it be that the Three Judicial Offices”

“doesn't have a standard operating procedure?”

3. NEXT

还是因为他们是僧人

“Or are you guys hiding the truth from the Buddhist monks”

《御赐小仵作》 · legal_and_police
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