历来 lìlái▶ เสมอ, ตลอดเวลา

Stroke order

历来 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 历 — 4 strokes
• 来 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. always
2. throughout (a period of time)
3. (of) all-time

Related words

• 农历ปฏิทินจันทรคติ
• 历代ราชวงศ์ในอดีต
• 向来เสมอ, ตลอดเวลา
• 来历ต้นกำเนิด
• 来源แหล่งที่มา
• 近来เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้

历来 is pronounced lìlái and means “เสมอ, ตลอดเวลา”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 历来 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.