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常
cháng
1.
always
2.
ever
3.
often
4.
frequently
5.
common
6.
general
7.
constant
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
中常
zhōngcháng
ordinary
五常
Wǔcháng
Wuchang county level city in Harbin [[哈爾濱|哈尔滨]], Heilongjiang
五常
wǔcháng
five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence [[仁]], righteousness [[義|义]], propriety [[禮|礼]], wisdom [[智]] and fidelity [[信]]
伦常
lúncháng
proper human relationships
反常
fǎncháng
unusual
太常
tàicháng
Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
失常
shīcháng
not normal
家常
jiācháng
the daily life of a family
寻常
xúncháng
usual
常人
chángrén
ordinary person
常任
chángrèn
permanent
常住
chángzhù
long term resident
常俸
chángfèng
fixed salary of an official
常务
chángwù
routine
常委
chángwěi
member of standing committee
常客
chángkè
frequent visitor
常宁
Chángníng
Changning county level city in Hengyang [[衡陽|衡阳<Héngyáng>]], Hunan
常山
Chángshān
Changshan county in Quzhou [[衢州<Qúzhōu>]], Zhejiang
常州
Chángzhōu
Changzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
常常
chángcháng
frequently
Example Sentences (4)
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
有些同学经常把“明天”和“将来”挂在嘴边，常说作业明天再完成，下次考试一定好好儿复习，等等。
Yǒuxiē tóngxué jīngcháng bǎ "míngtiān" hé "jiānglái" guà zài zuǐbiān, cháng shuō zuòyè míngtiān zài wánchéng, xiàcì kǎoshì yídìng hǎohāor fùxí, děngděng.
Some classmates often keep "tomorrow" and "the future" on their lips, often saying they will finish their homework tomorrow, that next time they will definitely review well, and so on.
Text 4
人们常说“生命在于运动”，所以很多人一到周末就会到体育馆打几场球。
Rénmen cháng shuō "Shēngmìng zàiyú yùndòng", suǒyǐ hěnduō rén yídào zhōumò jiù huì dào tǐyùguǎn dǎ jǐ chǎng qiú.
People often say "Life lies in exercise," so many people go to the gym to play a few games as soon as the weekend comes.
Text 5
那我们就吃点儿别的。我常去的那家理发店附近有个餐厅，那里的包子很好吃，我一会儿去买一点儿。
Nà wǒmen jiù chī diǎnr bié de. Wǒ cháng qù de nà jiā lǐfàdiàn fùjìn yǒu gè cāntīng, nàlǐ de bāozi hěn hǎochī, wǒ yíhuìr qù mǎi yìdiǎnr.
Then let's eat something else. There's a restaurant near the barbershop I often go to. The buns there are delicious. I'll go buy some in a bit.
Text 2
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- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 186
- Word Frequency Rank
- 588 of 84,292