习以为常

xí yǐ wéi cháng

Definitions

1. accustomed to
2. used to

Child Words of 习以为常

• 以 yǐ: to use
• 以为 yǐ wéi: to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
• 常 cháng: always
• 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 wèi: because of
• 习 xí: (bound form) to practice