常 cháng often
often; ordinary; constant
How to remember 常: 龸 unveil + 吊 hang = often. Before every match the tennis player likes to unveil his lucky towel and hang it on his chair, and he wipes his face with it far too often.
Component breakdown
常 = 龸 unveil + 吊 hang
- 龸 unveil
- 吊 hang
- 口 mouth
- 巾 towel
Before every match the tennis player likes to unveil his lucky towel and hang it on his chair, and he wipes his face with it far too often.
How it is used
- Often / frequently - 常常 (chángcháng) often, 我常去 (wǒ cháng qù) I often go; for habitual, repeated actions.
- Also ordinary / constant - 正常 (zhèngcháng) normal, 平常 (píngcháng) usually, 日常 (rìcháng) day-to-day. Near 经常 (jīngcháng), which stresses regularity.
Words with 常
- 非常fēichángextremelyHSK 1
- 经常jīngchángoftenHSK 2
- 常常chángchángfrequentlyHSK 3
- 常用chángyòngin common usageHSK 3
- 常见chángjiàncommonly seenHSK 3
- 正常zhèngchángnormalHSK 4
- 平常píngchángordinaryHSK 4
- 日常rìchángday-to-dayHSK 4
- 常识chángshícommon senseHSK 5
- 时常shíchángoftenHSK 5
- 通常tōngchángregularHSK 5
- 家常jiāchángthe daily life of a familyHSK 6
- 常年chángniánall year roundHSK 6
- 常温chángwēnroom temperatureHSK 6
- 常规chángguīcode of conductHSK 6
- 异常yìchángunusualHSK 6
- 反常fǎnchángunusualHSK 7
- 常人chángrénordinary personHSK 7
- 常态chángtàinormal stateHSK 7
- 常理chánglǐcommon senseHSK 7
- 往常wǎngchángusualHSK 7
- 照常zhàochángas usualHSK 7
- 知足常乐zhīzú-chánglèsatisfied with what one has (idiom)HSK 7
- 寻常xúnchángusualHSK 8
Example sentences
- 他很粗心，工作中常犯错。 Tā hěn cūxīn, gōngzuò zhōng cháng fàncuò.He is so careless that he often makes mistakes at work.
- 孩子们玩得非常高兴。 Háizimen wán de fēicháng gāoxìng.The children were extremely happy playing.
- 你的心跳很正常。 Nǐ de xīntiào hěn zhèngcháng.Your heartbeat is quite normal.
- 我经常去外地出差。 Wǒ jīngcháng qù wàidì chūchāi.I frequently go on business trips to other places.