Chinese Word: 常 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

常

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 巾; Structure: 小 + 吊

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Pinyin: cháng
English Definition: surname Chang; always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
Chinese Definition:
①长久，经久不变：常数。常量(亦称“恒量”)。常项。常任。常年。常驻。常住。常备不懈。
②时时，不只一次：常常。常客。时常。经常。
③普通的，一般的：常识。常务。常规。常情。常人。平常。反常。
④姓氏。
Example Words:

异常 [ yì cháng ]: exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly

时常 [ shí cháng ]: often; frequently

常年 [ cháng nián ]: all year round; for years on end; average year

反常 [ fǎn cháng ]: unusual; abnormal

往常 [ wǎng cháng ]: habitually (in the past); as one used to do formerly; as it used to be

Example Sentences

wǒ men
我们
cháng
常
zài
在
xīng qī liù
星期六
wài chū
外出
kàn diàn yǐng
看电影

。

We often go out to cinema on Saturday.
tā
他
cháng
常
tí qǐ
提起
de
的
nà gè rén
那个人
de
的
míng zi
名字
jiào
叫
shén me
什么

?

What's the name whom he often namechecks?
nà gè rén
那个人
cháng
常
yāo qǐng
邀请
tā
他
chū qù
出去

。

The man often invites her out.
yǐ qián
以前
bìng bù
并不
cháng
常
shì
是
zhè yàng
这样
de
的

。

It was not always so.
nǐ
你
shì fǒu
是否
cháng
常
bù
不
chī fàn
吃饭

，
huò zhě
或者
zhǐ shì
只是
zài
在
bàn gōng
办公
zhuō shàng
桌上
chī fàn
吃饭

？

Do you skip meals, or only ever eat at your desk?

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