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Meaning of

Pinyin cháng
Radical
Strokes
11
Definition
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
Usage
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常 [cháng] 1. Long-lasting, fixed and unchanging. 长久,固定不变。 2. Adverb: frequently, often; not just once. 副词,经常,时时(叠),不只一次。 3. Ordinary, general. 普通的,一般的。 4. A surname. 姓。 长久,固定不变:~数。~量(亦称“恒量”)。~项。~任。~年。~驻。~住。~备不懈。 Long-lasting, fixed and unchanging: e.g., fixed number, fixed quantity (also known as "constant quantity"), constant items, permanent positions, permanent residence, constantly prepared. 副词,经常,时时(叠),不只一次:~~。~客。时~。经~。 Adverb: frequently, often; not just once: e.g., frequently, frequent guest, sometimes, often. 普通的,一般的:~识。~务。~规。~情。~人。平~。反~。 Ordinary, general: e.g., common knowledge, ordinary tasks, common regulations, general situations, common people, ordinary, contrary. 姓。 Surname. 【本义】: 旗 Original meaning: flag 【造字法】: 形声。从巾,尚声。 Formation: pictophonetic; it consists of "巾" (cloth) and "尚" (noble, respect). 1. 同本义 ([En.] flag) Same as original meaning ([En.] flag). 2. 裙子 ([En.] skirt) Skirt ([En.] skirt). 3. 规则,规律 ([En.] routine;law) Rules, laws ([En.] routine; law). 4. 封建社会宣扬的所谓恒久不变的人与人之间的关系准则,即伦常;纲常 ([En.] feudal order of importance or seniority in human relationships). The so-called unchanging principles of human relationships promoted by the feudal society, i.e., ethics and social norms ([En.] feudal order of importance or seniority in human relationships). 古代长度单位。一丈六尺为常 (【英】:sixteen feet) Ancient unit of length. One zhang and six chi is called 常 (【Eng】: sixteen feet). 恒久;长久不变 ([En.] constant;fixed;invariable) Constant, unchanging ([En.] constant; fixed; invariable). 一般;普通;正常 ([En.] ordinary;common;normal) General, ordinary, normal ([En.] ordinary; common; normal). 一定 ([En.] fixed;established) Fixed ([En.] fixed; established). 经常,常常 ([En.] frequently;often) Frequently, often ([En.] frequently; often). 通“尝”。曾经 ([En.] have already) Also pronounced "尝"; has already ([En.] have already).
xù jiā cháng
Homely
shī cháng
not normal / an aberration
cháng wěi
member of standing committee
sì jì cháng qīng
evergreen / remain green throughout the year
fēi cháng
very / very much / unusual / extraordinary
xún cháng
usual / common / ordinary
bù tóng xún cháng
out of ordinary
fēi tóng xún cháng
extraordinary / quite something
zhèng cháng
regular / normal / ordinary
jīng cháng
frequently / constantly / regularly / often / day-to-day / everyday / daily
tōng cháng
regular / usual / normal / usually / normally
cháng cháng
frequently / often
rì cháng
daily / everyday
cháng jiàn
commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently
yì cháng
exceptional / abnormal / an anomaly
píng cháng
ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily
cháng yòng
in common usage
shí cháng
often / frequently
cháng yǒu
often
cháng shè
(of an organization etc) standing or permanent
cháng guī
code of conduct / conventions / common practice / routine (medical procedure etc)
绿 cháng lǜ
evergreen
cháng nián
all year round / for years on end / average year
wǎng cháng
habitually (in the past) / as one used to do formerly / as it used to be
cháng wù
routine / everyday business / daily operation (of a company)
cháng tài
normal state
huī fù zhèng cháng
get right / get one's breath again
guàn cháng
usual / customary
cháng bèi bù xiè
be on one's toes all the time / always be on the alert
cháng zhuā bù xiè
Constantly grasping
cháng zhù
long-term resident / permanent residence / eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)
cháng wěi huì
standing committee
lún cháng
proper human relationships
Cháng shú
Changshu county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
xí yǐ wéi cháng
accustomed to / used to
gāng cháng
the three cardinal guides and the five constant virtues
sān gāng wǔ cháng
three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
shèng bài nǎi bīng jiā cháng shì
victory and defeat are both common in battle
yì hū xún cháng
unusual / extraordinary
cháng wù dǒng shì
executive director
cháng yán dào
As the saying goes
cháng shí
common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2]
cháng guī sài
regular season
便 jiā cháng biàn fàn
simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary
cháng zhù
resident / permanent (representative)

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