常

Always in Chinese: 常 (cháng)

cháng

always

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1always
  2. 2ever
  3. 3often
  4. 4frequently
  5. 5common
  6. 6general
  7. 7constant

Stroke order

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常

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他常来我家玩。

    tā cháng lái wǒ jiā wán。

    He often comes over to my house to hang out.

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Related words

非常

fēi cháng

very

经常

jīng cháng

frequently

正常

zhèng cháng

regular

常识

cháng shí

common sense

平常

píng cháng

ordinary

日常

rì cháng

day-to-day

通常

tōng cháng

regular

照常

zhào cháng

as usual

常常

cháng cháng

frequently

常见

cháng jiàn

commonly seen

常用

cháng yòng

in common usage

时常

shí cháng

often

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