HSK 6 · Function Words

一如既往 yìrújìwǎng “as always” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 一如既往 means

  1. as always
  2. as before
  3. (idiom) just as in the past
  4. continuing as always

How to say 一如既往

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale一yì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale如rú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale既jì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale往wǎng3rd tone, dipping

Tone change. 一 is yī on its own. Before a fourth tone it becomes yí, and before the other tones yì. Textbooks write the change in, as here. How tone changes work

一如既往 in a sentence

  1. 他一如既往地支持我。

    Tā yìrújìwǎng de zhīchí wǒ.

    He supports me as he always has.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这家店的服务一如既往地好。

    Zhè jiā diàn de fúwù yìrújìwǎng de hǎo.

    The service in this shop is as good as ever.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 一如既往 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 一 (yī) drawn as one shape
一yīoneyì in 一如既往

一 is a single shape of 1 stroke. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidOne stroke for one, the way people once counted with rods.

The character 如 (rú) with each of its parts in a different colour
如rúas
  • 女woman · nǚ
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 既 (jì) drawn as one shape
既jìalready

既 is a single shape of 9 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 往 (wǎng) drawn as one shape
往wǎngto go

往 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 一如既往

一 1 strokes · 如 6 strokes · 既 9 strokes · 往 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

一如既往 (yìrújìwǎng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 一如既往 (yìrújìwǎng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 一如既往

Words with 一

一yī · one一半yībàn · half一些yīxiē · some一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little一起yìqǐ · together第一dìyī · first一下yíxià · (after a verb) briefly一般yìbān · general一定yídìng · surely一共yígòng · altogether

Words with 如

如果rúguǒ · if比如bǐrú · for example例如lìrú · for example如今rújīn · nowadays不如bùrú · not equal to假如jiǎrú · if如何rúhé · how譬如pìrú · for example犹如yóurú · just like称心如意chènxīnrúyì · to be completely satisfied

Words with 既

既然jìrán · since

Words with 往

往wǎng · to go (in a direction)往往wǎngwǎng · usually交往jiāowǎng · to associate with往返wǎngfǎn · to go back and forth往常wǎngcháng · usually (in the past)往事wǎngshì · the past以往yǐwǎng · in the past向往xiàngwǎng · to yearn for礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎnglái · courtesy calls for reciprocity

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依旧yījiù · as before以免yǐmiǎn · so as not to迎面yíngmiàn · head-on毅然yìrán · resolutely一向yíxiàng · always以至yǐzhì · to such an extent that以致yǐzhì · with the result that勇于yǒngyú · to have the courage to

FAQs

一如既往 (yìrújìwǎng) means “as always” or “as before”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yìrújìwǎng: yì with a 4th tone, then rú with a 2nd tone, then jì with a 4th tone, then wǎng with a 3rd tone. 一 is yī on its own. Before a fourth tone it becomes yí, and before the other tones yì. Textbooks write the change in, as here. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 一如既往 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yirujiwang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 一如既往 from the suggestions. Typing yirujiwang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
一如既往 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.