Chinese word

往常

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǎng cháng

Meaning

  • adverbas usual

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

A familiar routine continuing in the same way as before.

Common phrases

  • 照往常办zhào wǎng cháng bàn

    do as usual

  • 不像往常那样bú xiàng wǎng cháng nà yàng

    not as usual

Similar words

照常zhào cháng: According to the normal routine, without anything changing it.
依旧yī jiù: Continuing unchanged from an earlier time.
平时píng shí: Ordinarily, during normal times or on a typical day.

Definition in Chinese

表示依照以往的习惯或常态发生的情形，强调与过去同样的状态，作副词使用。biǎo shì yī zhào yí wǎng de xí guàn huò cháng tài fā shēng de qíng xíng qiáng diào yǔ guò qù tóng yàng de zhuàng tài zuò fù cí shǐ yòng

Word origin

The compound 往 (wǎng, "past") + 常 (cháng, "usual") joins a past reference with regularity to mark an established pattern.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • as beforeadverb

Opposites

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