习惯

xí guàn

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Common

Definitions

1. habit
2. custom
3. usual practice
4. to be used to

Word relationships

Related words

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• 习俗 xí sú 习俗 xí sú custom 指社会或文化中普遍存在的风俗习惯，而“习惯”更侧重个人行为: custom

Synonyms

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• 习性 xí xìng 习性 xí xìng character acquired through long habit 指长期形成的行为特性，与“习惯”意思相近，但更偏向天生的行为模式: character acquired through long habit

Usage notes

Collocations

“习惯”后面直接跟动词或动词短语，表示“习惯于做某事”，如“习惯早起”。

Common mistakes

表示“习惯于”时，常见错误是遗漏“了”或“过”，例如“我习惯这里的生活”缺少动态助词，应说“我习惯了这里的生活”。

Example Sentences

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这个 习惯 自然而然地养成了。

This habit developed naturally.

我 习惯 每天喝咖啡。

I am used to drinking coffee every day.

吸烟是一种不良 习惯 。

Smoking is a bad habit.

起初，他不太 习惯 。

At first, he wasn't quite used to it.

他有一个良好的 习惯 。

He has a good habit.

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Words Containing 习惯

• 看不习惯 看不习惯 kàn bù xí guàn: unfamiliar
• 习惯性 习惯性 xí guàn xìng: customary
• 习惯成自然 习惯成自然 xí guàn chéng zì rán: habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable
• 习惯法 习惯法 xí guàn fǎ: customary law
• 习惯用法 习惯用法 xí guàn yòng fǎ: idiom
• 习惯用语 习惯用语 xí guàn yòng yǔ: idiom
• 习惯自然 习惯自然 xí guàn zì rán: habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable
• 习惯若自然 习惯若自然 xí guàn ruò zì rán: habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable

Child Words of 习惯

• 惯 惯 guàn: accustomed to
• 习 习 xí: (bound form) to practice