Chinese word

一贯

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī guàn

Meaning

  • adverbconsistently

Example

他一贯支持我。tā yí guàn zhī chí wǒ

He consistently supports me.

Illustration for 一贯 (consistently)

More examples

他一贯认为诚实很重要。tā yí guàn rèn wéi chéng shí hěn zhòng yào

He consistently believes that honesty is important.

Core concept

A steady line of the same attitude or behavior continues through time.

Common phrases

  • 一贯坚持yí guàn jiān chí

    consistently uphold

  • 一贯认为yí guàn rèn wéi

    consistently believe

  • 一贯强调yí guàn qiáng diào

    consistently emphasize

Similar words

一直yì zhí: Shows that an action or state keeps going without a break.
始终shǐ zhōng: Shows that a state or opinion remains unchanged all the way through.
总是zǒng shì: Shows that something regularly happens or is true on every occasion.
一向yí xiàng: Expresses a consistent tendency or attitude over a long period.

Definition in Chinese

用作副词，表示在一段时间内始终保持同一倾向或态度，强调连续性。yòng zuò fù cí biǎo shì zài yí duàn shí jiān nèi shǐ zhōng bǎo chí tóng yì qīng xiàng huò tài dù qiáng diào lián xù xìng

Word origin

一 (yī, "one") + 贯 (guàn, "to run through") creates the image of one course carried through without a break.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, it normally comes directly before the verb and describes an established pattern rather than a single occasion.

Other meanings

  • all alongadverb

Opposites

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