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一如既往 (yī rú jì wǎng) — as always, as before; consistently

Definition

A formal written phrase meaning 'as always, consistently' — emphasizes that something keeps happening the same way. 同 向来/历来, but 一致 focuses on people/uniformity, not habit over time.

phrase
as alwaysas beforeconsistently

Examples

  • 一如既往。
    Tā de tài dù yī rú jì wǎng.
    Her attitude is as always.
  • 一如既往。
    Tā yī rú jì wǎng dì rèn zhēn gōng zuò.
    He works hard as always.
  • 一如既往。
    Zhè ge chéng shì yī rú jì wǎng dì rè nao.
    This city is as lively as ever.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ如rú
Same sound today

如 is built from 口 (mouth) for its meaning and 女 (woman) for its sound.

Open 如 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 皀皀jíbowl of rice
  • 旡旡jìkneeling figure

既 combines 皀, a bowl of rice, with 旡, a kneeling figure: a person kneeling at the bowl, having finished eating.

Open 既 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
王
王wáng往wǎng
Same sound today

The form that became 往 paired 止, a foot, with 王 for the sound; a stepping part was later added, and the right side changed.

Open 往 →
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