"Always" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / from the beginning of ... up to ... / all along
 zǒng shì always
 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always
 yī xiàng always (previously) / a period of time in the recent past
 cóng lái always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)
 xiàng lái always (previously)
 lì lái always / throughout (a period of time) / (of) all-time
 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
 lǎo shi always
 zì lái from the beginning / always / to come of one's own accord
 sù lái consistently / always (in the past and now)
 cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly
 cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
 zǒng always / to assemble / gather / total / overall / head / chief / general / in every case
 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever
 yǒng forever / always / perpetual
 jǐn zi always / always regardless (of anything)
 sù yè morning and night / always / at all times
 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now
 yī rú jì wǎng just as in the past (idiom) / as before / continuing as always
 sù yǒu to have / to have always had
 yī chéng bù biàn nothing much changes (idiom) / always the same / stuck in a rut
 mǎn tiān fēi to rush around everywhere / always active
 xìng yùn ér winner / lucky guy / person who always gets good breaks
饿 è guǐ sb who is always hungry / glutton / (Buddhism) hungry ghost
 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been
 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
 wàn shì kāi tóu nán every beginning is difficult (idiom) / getting started is always the hardest part
 bǎo dāo bù lǎo lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it
 shǒu bù shì juàn lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) / fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
 qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom) / there is always sth more to learn / never be satisfied to rest on your laurels / there is no room for complacency
 ān qián mǎ hòu to follow everywhere / to always be there for sb at their beck and call
 mǎn fù láo sāo lit. belly full of complaints (idiom) / discontent / always moaning and complaining
 xué wú zhǐ jìng no end to learning (idiom) / There's always something new to study. / You live and learn.
鸿 lái hóng qù yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom) / fig. always on the move
 hū zhī jí lái to come when called (idiom) / ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
 hū lái hè qù to call to come and shout to go (idiom) / to yell orders / always bossing people around
 jī bù xiāng néng always at loggerheads (idiom) / never able to agree with sb / unable to get on with sb
 zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
 xié bù dí zhèng good will always triumph over evil (idiom)
 bìng bāo r a person who is always falling ill / chronic invalid
 shì bì yǒu zhào future events always have an omen (idiom)
 shì pà háng jiā an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
 rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ you can't always do as you like / one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
 wǎng wǎng yǒu zhī to have always had (idiom)
 yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传) / one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. / also written 慾加之罪,何
 yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传) / one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
 héng tóu héng nǎo coarse and arrogant / always in the right
 měi yī gè rén dōu yǒu měi zhōng bù zú de dì fang However excellent, everyone has his defects. / There is always a fly in the ointment. / cf idiom 美中不足[mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2], everything is fine except for one small defect
 xūn fēng xú lái a warm southerly breeze is always gentle (idiom)
 dǎo cháng xí gù follow the same old path (idiom) / stuck in a rut / always the same routine
 suí shí dài mìng on call / always available / ready at all times
 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
 hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù to come when called (idiom) / ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
 chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) / unable to do anything right / never make, but always mar
 chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong
 rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
 yì duō bù yā shēn it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
 shān wài yǒu shān , tiān wài yǒu tiān (idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better / in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself
 jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side
 bù jìn rán not always / not entirely / not necessarily so / not entirely correct
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