时常 shícháng often
often; frequently
How to remember 时常: 时 time + 常 often = often.
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How it is used
- Means "often / frequently" - 他时常来看我 (tā shícháng lái kàn wǒ) he often comes to see me.
- Near-synonym of 经常 (jīngcháng) but slightly more literary and suggests recurring habit over time; 常常 is the more colloquial equivalent.