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一向

Mandarin · pinyin yī xiàng

a period of time in the recent past
(indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend

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1–4 · yi1 xiang4

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jat1 hoeng3

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adv

always; consistently; all along
recently; lately; of late

noun

period of time in the past

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