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Often in Chinese: 时常 (shí cháng)

shí cháng

often

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 時常1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1often
  2. 2frequently

Stroke order

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时
常

Zhuyin

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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

时常

Simplified

時常

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他时常想起小时候的事。

    tā shí cháng xiǎng qǐ xiǎo shí hòu de shì。

    He often thinks back to his childhood.

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Related words

常

cháng

always

时

shí

o'clock

时候

shí hou

time

非常

fēi cháng

very

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

经常

jīng cháng

frequently

按时

àn shí

on time

当时

dāng shí

then

及时

jí shí

timely

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

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