Chinese word

经常

Pronunciation

Pinyinjīng cháng

Meaning

  • adverboften

Example

我经常迟到。wǒ jīng cháng chí dào

I am often late.

Illustration for 经常 (often)

More examples

学生们经常写作业。xué shēng men jīng cháng xiě zuò yè

The students often do homework.

Core concept

Something happens again and again until it becomes a usual part of life.

Common phrases

  • 经常上课jīng cháng shàng kè

    often attend class

  • 经常学习jīng cháng xué xí

    often study

  • 经常写作业jīng cháng xiě zuò yè

    often do homework

Similar words

常常cháng cháng: Shows that the same action happens again and again quite often.
总是zǒng shì: Shows that an action or state is always continuing or regularly present.

Definition in Chinese

表示某个动作或状态在较长时间内反复出现，发生频率较高，通常形成习惯或成为常态。biǎo shì mǒu gè dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài zài jiào cháng shí jiān nèi fǎn fù chū xiàn fā shēng pín lǜ jiào gāo tōng cháng xíng chéng xí guàn huò chéng wéi cháng tài

Word origin

经常 (jīngcháng, "often") joins 经 (jīng, "to pass through") + 常 (cháng, "constant"), giving the idea of events that repeatedly occur as part of a normal pattern.

Usage tips

  • The word does not give a number, so it can describe a pattern without saying how many times it happens.

Opposites

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