Chinese word

每逢

Pronunciation

Pinyinměi féng

Meaning

  • conjunctionwhenever

Example

每逢考试前，他都会很紧张。měi féng kǎo shì qián tā dū huì hěn jǐn zhāng

Whenever an exam is coming up, he gets very nervous.

Illustration for 每逢 (whenever)

More examples

每逢节日，家里都会摆很多美食。měi féng jié rì jiā lǐ dū huì bǎi hěn duō měi shí

Whenever there is a holiday, the family puts out lots of delicious food.

Core concept

Treats each return of a time or situation as the point when the main event occurs.

Common phrases

  • 每逢节日měi féng jié rì

    whenever there is a holiday

  • 每逢考试前měi féng kǎo shì qián

    whenever an exam is coming up

  • 每逢生日měi féng shēng rì

    whenever it is someone's birthday

Similar words

每当měi dāng: Introduces an event that happens whenever a particular time or occasion comes.
每次měi cì: Shows that the same event happens each time a certain occasion occurs.
每到měi dào: Shows that an event occurs whenever a particular season, period, or time comes.
一到yí dào: Shows that an event or state begins immediately once a certain time is reached.

Definition in Chinese

置于表示时间或场合的词前，表示“每一次……的时候”，常见结构为“每逢＋时间／场合，主句”，语体偏书面。zhì yú biǎo shì shí jiān huò chǎng hé de cí qián biǎo shì měi yí cì de shí hòu cháng jiàn jié gòu wèi měi féng shí jiān chǎng hé zhǔ jù yú tǐ piān shū miàn

Word origin

每 (měi, "each") + 逢 (féng, "encounter") pictures every recurring time or situation as something met again when it comes around.

Usage tips

  • This conjunction has a noticeably written style, so casual conversation often uses a simpler recurring-time pattern instead.

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