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历来

Traditional: 歷來

lì lái

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

lì lái · lik6 loi4 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

历

Meaning
history; calendar
Radical
厂
Strokes
4
Components
⿸厂力
Cangjie
XMKS
Four-corner
7122

来

Meaning
come, coming; return, returning
Radical
木
Strokes
7
Components
⿻未丷
Cangjie
DT
Four-corner
5090.0

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