Chinese word

常态

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng tài

Meaning

  • nounnormalcy

Example

疫情后，社会逐步回归常态。yì qíng hòu shè huì zhú bù huí guī cháng tài

After the pandemic, society is gradually returning to normal.

Illustration for 常态 (normalcy)

More examples

春节过后，商店的客流量逐渐回到常态。chūn jié guò hòu shāng diàn de kè liú liàng zhú jiàn huí dào cháng tài

After the Spring Festival, customer traffic at the stores gradually returned to normalcy.

Core concept

The usual pattern of life once an unusual disturbance has settled.

Common phrases

  • 恢复常态huī fù cháng tài

    restore normalcy

  • 回归常态huí guī cháng tài

    return to normalcy

  • 维持常态wéi chí cháng tài

    maintain normalcy

Similar words

正常状态zhèng cháng zhuàng tài: A condition in which things work normally and show no fault or abnormality.
平常状态píng cháng zhuàng tài: The usual everyday condition in which nothing differs from what normally happens.
稳定状态wěn dìng zhuàng tài: A condition kept steady with little change or fluctuation.
常态化cháng tài huà: The process of returning to and establishing a usual condition after disorder or an emergency.

Definition in Chinese

指（在干扰或变化之后）回到原来或通常的、稳定的状态。zhǐ zài gān rǎo huò biàn huà zhī hòu huí dào yuán lái huò tōng cháng de wěn dìng de zhuàng tài

Word origin

常 (cháng, "usual") + 态 (tài, "state") forms 常态 (chángtài, "usual state"), naming a stable pattern rather than a passing moment.

Usage tips

  • When the subject is society or a routine, 常态 (chángtài, "usual state") presents stability as a shared condition rather than a person's private feeling, so it is not used like an adjective.

Other meanings

  • the normnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 常态化cháng tài huànormalizationnoun

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