cháng

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Definitions

  1. 1. always
  2. 2. ever
  3. 3. often
  4. 4. frequently
  5. 5. common
  6. 6. general
  7. 7. constant

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Words Containing 常

不同寻常
bù tóng xún cháng

out of the ordinary

反常
fǎn cháng

unusual

家常
jiā cháng

the daily life of a family

寻常
xún cháng

usual

常人
cháng rén

ordinary person

常务
cháng wù

routine

常常
cháng cháng

frequently

常年
cháng nián

all year round

常态
cháng tài

normal state

常温
cháng wēn

room temperature

常理
cháng lǐ

common sense

常用
cháng yòng

in common usage

常见
cháng jiàn

commonly seen

常规
cháng guī

code of conduct

常识
cháng shí

common sense

平常
píng cháng

ordinary

平常心
píng cháng xīn

levelheadedness

往常
wǎng cháng

usual

日常
rì cháng

day-to-day; daily; everyday

时常
shí cháng

often

正常
zhèng cháng

regular

照常
zhào cháng

as usual

异常
yì cháng

unusual; abnormal

知足常乐
zhī zú cháng lè

satisfied with what one has (idiom)

经常
jīng cháng

frequently; constantly; regularly; often

通常
tōng cháng

regular

非常
fēi cháng

very; really

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài

complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic

一反往常
yī fǎn wǎng cháng

contrary to usual

一如往常
yī rú wǎng cháng

as usual

三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng

three principles and five virtues (idiom)

不平常
bù píng cháng

remarkable

不正常
bù zhèng cháng

abnormal

不正常状况
bù zhèng cháng zhuàng kuàng

abnormal state

中常
zhōng cháng

ordinary

五常
wǔ cháng

Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

五常市
wǔ cháng shì

Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng

human nature (idiom)

介电常数
jiè diàn cháng shù

dielectric constant

伦常
lún cháng

proper human relationships

全国人民代表大会常务委员会
quán guó rén mín dài biǎo dà huì cháng wù wěi yuán huì

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì

commonplace in military operations (idiom)

出没无常
chū mò wú cháng

to appear and disappear unpredictably

十常侍
shí cháng shì

Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption

千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu

lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)

反复无常
fǎn fù wú cháng

unstable

喜怒无常
xǐ nù wú cháng

temperamental

基因染色体异常
jī yīn rǎn sè tǐ yì cháng

genetic chromosome abnormality

太常
tài cháng

Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]

失常
shī cháng

not normal

定常态
dìng cháng tài

constant state

家常便饭
jiā cháng biàn fàn

simple home-style meal

家常菜
jiā cháng cài

home cooking

家常豆腐
jiā cháng dòu fu

home-style tofu

常任
cháng rèn

permanent

常任理事国
cháng rèn lǐ shì guó

permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)

常住
cháng zhù

long-term resident

常住论
cháng zhù lùn

eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)

常来常往
cháng lái cháng wǎng

to visit frequently

常俸
cháng fèng

fixed salary of an official

常务委员会
cháng wù wěi yuán huì

standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress)

常务理事
cháng wù lǐ shì

permanent member of council

常胜军
cháng shèng jūn

Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels

常问问题
cháng wèn wèn tí

frequently asked questions

常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋
cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié

a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)

常委
cháng wěi

member of standing committee

常委会
cháng wěi huì

standing committee

常客
cháng kè

frequent visitor

常宁
cháng níng

Changning, county-level city in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[héng yáng], Hunan

常宁市
cháng níng shì

Changning, county-level city in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[héng yáng], Hunan

常山
cháng shān

Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang

常山县
cháng shān xiàn

Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang

常州
cháng zhōu

Changzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

常州市
cháng zhōu shì

Changzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

常微分方程
cháng wēi fēn fāng chéng

ordinary differential equation (ODE)

常德
cháng dé

Changde prefecture-level city in Hunan

常德地区
cháng dé dì qū

Changde prefecture in Hunan

常德市
cháng dé shì

Changde prefecture-level city in Hunan

常德丝弦
cháng dé sī xián

Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments

常情
cháng qíng

common sense; the way people usually feel about things

常态分布
cháng tài fēn bù

normal distribution (in statistics)

常态化
cháng tài huà

normalized (statistics)

常态编班
cháng tài biān bān

see 常態分班|常态分班[cháng tài fēn bān]

常数
cháng shù

a constant (math.)

常春藤
cháng chūn téng

ivy

常春藤学府
cháng chūn téng xué fǔ

Ivy League school

常时
cháng shí

frequently

常染色体
cháng rǎn sè tǐ

autosomal chromosome

常模
cháng mó

norm (typically observed pattern)

常法
cháng fǎ

convention

常熟
cháng shú

Changshu, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu

常熟市
cháng shú shì

Changshu, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu

常犯
cháng fàn

to commit (an error) often

常用品
cháng yòng pǐn

everyday implement

常用字
cháng yòng zì

everyday words

常绿
cháng lǜ

evergreen

常绿植物
cháng lǜ zhí wù

evergreen plant

常绿树
cháng lǜ shù

evergreen tree

常衡制
cháng héng zhì

Avoirdupois Weight, a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

常见问题
cháng jiàn wèn tí

common problems

常规武器
cháng guī wǔ qì

conventional weapon

常言
cháng yán

common saying

常言说得好
cháng yán shuō de hǎo

as the saying goes; as they say...

常设
cháng shè

(of an organization etc) standing or permanent

常轨
cháng guǐ

normal practice

常道
cháng dào

normal and proper practice

常量
cháng liàng

a constant (physics, math.)

常青
cháng qīng

evergreen

常青藤
cháng qīng téng

ivy

常青藤八校
cháng qīng téng bā xiào

Ivy League

常项
cháng xiàng

constant term (in a math expression)

常驻
cháng zhù

resident

平常日
píng cháng rì

weekday

平平常常
píng píng cháng cháng

nothing out of the ordinary

心律失常
xīn lǜ shī cháng

arrhythmia

恒常
héng cháng

constant

恢复常态
huī fù cháng tài

to return to normal

惯常
guàn cháng

usual

戏剧化人格违常
xì jù huà rén gé wéi cháng

histrionic personality disorder (HPD)

扯家常
chě jiā cháng

to engage in small talk

拉家常
lā jiā cháng

to talk or chat about ordinary daily life

日常工作
rì cháng gōng zuò

routine

普朗克常数
pǔ lǎng kè cháng shù

(physics) Planck's constant h, approximately 6.626 x 10⁻³⁴ joule.seconds

正常化
zhèng cháng huà

normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)

正常工作
zhèng cháng gōng zuò

normal operation

正常成本
zhèng cháng chéng běn

normal cost (accountancy)

正常菌群
zhèng cháng jūn qún

microbiome

每常
měi cháng

frequently (in the past)

法轮常转
fǎ lún cháng zhuàn

the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything

无常
wú cháng

variable

异乎寻常
yì hū xún cháng

unusual

磁异常
cí yì cháng

magnetic anomaly (geology)

神经失常
shén jīng shī cháng

mental aberration

祸福无常
huò fú wú cháng

disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable

积分常数
jī fēn cháng shù

constant of integration (math.)

素常
sù cháng

ordinarily

经常账户
jīng cháng zhàng hù

current account (economics)

习以为常
xí yǐ wéi cháng

accustomed to

老生常谈
lǎo shēng cháng tán

a truism

言语失常症
yán yǔ shī cháng zhèng

speech defect

变化无常
biàn huà wú cháng

(idiom) changeable; fickle

超乎寻常
chāo hū xún cháng

out of the ordinary

超常
chāo cháng

exceptional; well above average

超常发挥
chāo cháng fā huī

to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well

蹈常袭故
dǎo cháng xí gù

always the same routine

进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

重力异常
zhòng lì yì cháng

gravitational anomaly (geology)

闲话家常
xián huà jiā cháng

to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)

阿伏伽德罗常数
ā fú jiā dé luó cháng shù

Avogadro's number (chemistry)

非常多
fēi cháng duō

much

非常感谢
fēi cháng gǎn xiè

extremely grateful; very thankful

非常手段
fēi cháng shǒu duàn

an emergency measure

非正常
fēi zhèng cháng

abnormal

类精神分裂型人格违常
lèi jīng shén fēn liè xíng rén gé wéi cháng

schizoid personality disorder (SPD)

骨髓增生异常综合征
gǔ suǐ zēng shēng yì cháng zōng hé zhēng

myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

黑白无常
hēi bái wú cháng

(Chinese folk religion) Heibai Wuchang: two deities, one dressed in black and the other in white, responsible for escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld