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Always in Chinese: 总是 (zǒng shì)

zǒng shì

always

HSK 3Traditional: 總是2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1always

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是

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨㄥˇ

zǒng

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

总是

Simplified

總是

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他总是在笑。

    tā zǒng shì zài xiào。

    He's always smiling.

  • 她总是迷路。

    tā zǒng shì mí lù。

    She always gets lost.

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Related words

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

总

zǒng

general

但是

dàn shì

but

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

可是

kě shì

but

于是

yú shì

thereupon

总结

zǒng jié

to sum up

凡是

fán shì

each and every

是否

shì fǒu

whether (or not)

要是

yào shi

(coll.) if

总裁

zǒng cái

chairman

总共

zǒng gòng

altogether

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