English–Chinese

“as usual” in Chinese

Chinese

Also照例 (zhào lì) · 照常 (zhào cháng) · 一如既往 (yī rú jì wǎng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǎng cháng

Example

他往常六点起床。tā wǎng cháng liù diǎn qǐ chuáng

He gets up at six as usual.

Illustration for 往常 (as usual)

How to say “as usual” in Chinese

“As usual” in Chinese is 往常 (wǎng cháng).

A familiar routine continuing in the same way as before.

Full entry for 往常: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 往常

开会前他照往常复习资料。kāi huì qián tā zhào wǎng cháng fù xí zī liào

Before the meeting, he reviews the materials as usual.

Tips for using 往常

  • As an adverb, it normally comes before the action or state it frames, while the sentence supplies the event being compared with the routine.

Other Chinese words for “as usual”

2

照例

zhào lì

adverbas usual

照例他又迟到了。zhào lì tā yòu chí dào le

As usual, he was late again.

3

照常

zhào cháng

adverbas usual

会议照常九点开始。huì yì zhào cháng jiú diǎn kāi shǐ

The meeting starts at nine as usual.

我们一如既往努力工作。wǒ men yì rú jì wǎng nǔ lì gōng zuò

We work hard as usual.

“as usual” in other languages