Chinese word

时常

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí cháng

Meaning

  • adverboften

Example

他时常迟到。tā shí cháng chí dào

He is often late.

Illustration for 时常 (often)

More examples

他时常想起童年的事情。tā shí cháng xiáng qǐ tóng nián de shì qíng

He often remembers things from his childhood.

Core concept

An action or state that keeps coming back during a stretch of time.

Common phrases

  • 时常感到shí cháng gǎn dào

    often feel

  • 时常想起shí cháng xiáng qǐ

    often remember

  • 时常怀念shí cháng huái niàn

    often miss

Similar words

经常jīng cháng: Often happens as part of everyday life or a regular routine.
常常cháng cháng: Happens repeatedly and frequently.
总是zǒng shì: Happens or remains so almost every time, with little exception.
往往wáng wǎng: Tends to happen under certain conditions or in a given situation.

Definition in Chinese

表示某事经常在一段时间内反复发生或某种状态常常出现的副词。biǎo shì mǒu shì jīng cháng zài yí duàn shí jiān nèi fǎn fù fā shēng huò móu zhǒng zhuàng tài cháng cháng chū xiàn de fù cí

Word origin

时 (shí, "time") places the idea in a time span, while 常 (cháng, "usual") supplies the sense of recurring occurrence.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, the word can sound somewhat measured or reflective, so it fits personal accounts and narrative conversation especially well.

Other meanings

  • regularlyadverb

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