Chinese Word: 常 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

常HSK 2

Pinyin: cháng

English Definition: 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。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 巾

Pictophonetic: 尚 indicates the sound; 巾 (cloth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 尚 [ shàng ] still, yet; even; fairly, rather
- 巾 [ jīn ] cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

Similar Characters: 當

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非常	fēi cháng	very; very much; unusual; extraordinary	HSK 2
经常	jīng cháng	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily	HSK 3
常常	cháng cháng	frequently; often
正常	zhèng cháng	regular; normal; ordinary	HSK 4
异常	yì cháng	exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly	HSK 6

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1		wǒ men 我们 cháng 常 zài 在 xīng qī liù 星期六 wài chū 外出 kàn 看 diàn yǐng 电影。 We often go out to cinema on Saturday.
2		wǒ men 我们 cháng 常 jiàn miàn 见面。 We see quite a lot of each other.
3		tā 他 cháng 常 tí qǐ 提起 de 的 nà gè 那个 rén 人 de 的 míng zì 名字 jiào shén 叫什 me 么？ What's the name whom he often namechecks?
4		tā men 他们 cháng 常 zài 在 xià wǔ 下午 dǎ 打 wǎng qiú 网球。 They often tennis in the afternoon.
5		tā 她 cháng 常 qù 去 tīng 听 yīn yuè huì 音乐会。 She goes to concerts quite often.

1		wǒ men 我们 cháng 常 zài 在 xīng qī liù 星期六 wài chū 外出 kàn 看 diàn yǐng 电影。 We often go out to cinema on Saturday.
2		wǒ men 我们 cháng 常 jiàn miàn 见面。 We see quite a lot of each other.
3		tā 他 cháng 常 tí qǐ 提起 de 的 nà gè 那个 rén 人 de 的 míng zì 名字 jiào shén 叫什 me 么？ What's the name whom he often namechecks?
4		tā men 他们 cháng 常 zài 在 xià wǔ 下午 dǎ 打 wǎng qiú 网球。 They often tennis in the afternoon.
5		tā 她 cháng 常 qù 去 tīng 听 yīn yuè huì 音乐会。 She goes to concerts quite often.