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cháng
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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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

Example Sentences

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這兩個國家經 發生邊境衝突。
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Words Containing 常

常州市
cháng zhōu shì

Changzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

反常
fǎn cháng

unusual

常宁
cháng níng

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

闲话家常
xián huà jiā cháng

to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)

照常
zhào cháng

as usual

常规
cháng guī

code of conduct

常绿树
cháng lǜ shù

evergreen tree

家常便饭
jiā cháng biàn fàn

simple home-style meal

十常侍
shí cháng shì

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

日常
rì cháng

day-to-day; daily; everyday

常常
cháng cháng

frequently

常用字
cháng yòng zì

everyday words

常德地区
cháng dé dì qū

Changde prefecture in Hunan

常宁市
cháng níng shì

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

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)

常用品
cháng yòng pǐn

everyday implement

不正常
bù zhèng cháng

abnormal

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

往常
wǎng cháng

usual

家常
jiā cháng

the daily life of a family

五常市
wǔ cháng shì

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

常青藤
cháng qīng téng

ivy

超乎寻常
chāo hū xún cháng

out of the ordinary

失常
shī cháng

not normal

伦常
lún cháng

proper human relationships

常见问题
cháng jiàn wèn tí

common problems

非常多
fēi cháng duō

much

普朗克常数
pǔ lǎng kè cháng shù

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

常委会
cháng wěi huì

standing committee

出没无常
chū mò wú cháng

to appear and disappear unpredictably

正常成本
zhèng cháng chéng běn

normal cost (accountancy)

正常化
zhèng cháng huà

normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)

超常发挥
chāo cháng fā huī

to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well

中常
zhōng cháng

ordinary

恒常
héng cháng

constant

扯家常
chě jiā cháng

to engage in small talk

常设
cháng shè

(of an organization etc) standing or permanent

常道
cháng dào

normal and proper practice

异乎寻常
yì hū xún cháng

unusual

常驻
cháng zhù

resident

家常菜
jiā cháng cài

home cooking

常春藤
cháng chūn téng

ivy

阿伏伽德罗常数
ā fú jiā dé luó cháng shù

Avogadro's number (chemistry)

进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng

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

喜怒无常
xǐ nù wú cháng

temperamental

常态分布
cháng tài fēn bù

normal distribution (in statistics)

常微分方程
cháng wēi fēn fāng chéng

ordinary differential equation (ODE)

常项
cháng xiàng

constant term (in a math expression)

时常
shí cháng

often

常犯
cháng fàn

to commit (an error) often

正常工作
zhèng cháng gōng zuò

normal operation

非常
fēi cháng

very; really

蹈常袭故
dǎo cháng xí gù

always the same routine

戏剧化人格违常
xì jù huà rén gé wéi cháng

histrionic personality disorder (HPD)

无常
wú cháng

variable

常山县
cháng shān xiàn

Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang

常法
cháng fǎ

convention

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài

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

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)

正常菌群
zhèng cháng jūn qún

microbiome

常务理事
cháng wù lǐ shì

permanent member of council

知足常乐
zhī zú cháng lè

satisfied with what one has (idiom)

五常
wǔ cháng

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

积分常数
jī fēn cháng shù

constant of integration (math.)

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

schizoid personality disorder (SPD)

太常
tài cháng

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

经常账户
jīng cháng zhàng hù

current account (economics)

祸福无常
huò fú wú cháng

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

常绿
cháng lǜ

evergreen

惯常
guàn cháng

usual

非常手段
fēi cháng shǒu duàn

an emergency measure

神经失常
shén jīng shī cháng

mental aberration

磁异常
cí yì cháng

magnetic anomaly (geology)

言语失常症
yán yǔ shī cháng zhèng

speech defect

常务委员会
cháng wù wěi yuán huì

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

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

myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

法轮常转
fǎ lún cháng zhuàn

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

常理
cháng lǐ

common sense

常春藤学府
cháng chūn téng xué fǔ

Ivy League school

常温
cháng wēn

room temperature

心律失常
xīn lǜ shī cháng

arrhythmia

素常
sù cháng

ordinarily

常委
cháng wěi

member of standing committee

介电常数
jiè diàn cháng shù

dielectric constant

常德
cháng dé

Changde prefecture-level city in Hunan

恢复常态
huī fù cháng tài

to return to normal

寻常
xún cháng

usual

非正常
fēi zhèng cháng

abnormal

常熟
cháng shú

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

常模
cháng mó

norm (typically observed pattern)

不平常
bù píng cháng

remarkable

人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng

human nature (idiom)

常山
cháng shān

Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang

常住
cháng zhù

long-term resident

常情
cháng qíng

common sense; the way people usually feel about things

常任理事国
cháng rèn lǐ shì guó

permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)

异常
yì cháng

unusual; abnormal

不同寻常
bù tóng xún cháng

out of the ordinary

常态
cháng tài

normal state

常年
cháng nián

all year round

常人
cháng rén

ordinary person

平常日
píng cháng rì

weekday

常熟市
cháng shú shì

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

平平常常
píng píng cháng cháng

nothing out of the ordinary

常问问题
cháng wèn wèn tí

frequently asked questions

非常感谢
fēi cháng gǎn xiè

extremely grateful; very thankful

常住论
cháng zhù lùn

eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)

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

常态编班
cháng tài biān bān

see 常態分班|常态分班[cháng tài fēn bān]

兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì

commonplace in military operations (idiom)

超常
chāo cháng

exceptional; well above average

常染色体
cháng rǎn sè tǐ

autosomal chromosome

常客
cháng kè

frequent visitor

经常
jīng cháng

frequently; constantly; regularly; often

常用
cháng yòng

in common usage

一反往常
yī fǎn wǎng cháng

contrary to usual

每常
měi cháng

frequently (in the past)

常青藤八校
cháng qīng téng bā xiào

Ivy League

家常豆腐
jiā cháng dòu fu

home-style tofu

重力异常
zhòng lì yì cháng

gravitational anomaly (geology)

常任
cháng rèn

permanent

正常
zhèng cháng

regular

常轨
cháng guǐ

normal practice

常来常往
cháng lái cháng wǎng

to visit frequently

常时
cháng shí

frequently

常衡制
cháng héng zhì

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

常绿植物
cháng lǜ zhí wù

evergreen plant

定常态
dìng cháng tài

constant state

三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng

three principles and five virtues (idiom)

常务
cháng wù

routine

常州
cháng zhōu

Changzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

常言
cháng yán

common saying

常量
cháng liàng

a constant (physics, math.)

平常
píng cháng

ordinary

常俸
cháng fèng

fixed salary of an official

拉家常
lā jiā cháng

to talk or chat about ordinary daily life

常言说得好
cháng yán shuō de hǎo

as the saying goes; as they say...

常德市
cháng dé shì

Changde prefecture-level city in Hunan

常见
cháng jiàn

commonly seen

常数
cháng shù

a constant (math.)

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

变化无常
biàn huà wú cháng

(idiom) changeable; fickle

常青
cháng qīng

evergreen

常态化
cháng tài huà

normalized (statistics)

日常工作
rì cháng gōng zuò

routine

不正常状况
bù zhèng cháng zhuàng kuàng

abnormal state

反复无常
fǎn fù wú cháng

unstable

常识
cháng shí

common sense

一如往常
yī rú wǎng cháng

as usual

平常心
píng cháng xīn

levelheadedness

基因染色体异常
jī yīn rǎn sè tǐ yì cháng

genetic chromosome abnormality

老生常谈
lǎo shēng cháng tán

a truism

通常
tōng cháng

regular

常德丝弦
cháng dé sī xián

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

常规武器
cháng guī wǔ qì

conventional weapon

习以为常
xí yǐ wéi cháng

accustomed to