Mandarin for always

You can remember the meaning of 一向 with this easy mnemonic:

During university, the student always cycled to school because he wanted to say hello to a (一) cute girl and who had her face his direction (向).

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 向
• 一

• 一家
• 一下
• 一切
• 方向
• 第一
• 一团糟
• 一下子
• 一点儿
• 一些
• 一模一样
• 一会儿
• 一旦
• 一边
• 一时
• 一路
• 一般

The reading of 一向 is yī xiàng.

You can remember how to say 一向 with this useful mnemonic:

Despite his efforts each (yī) day, the girl shunned (xiàng) him because she had to work.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like always and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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