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guàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. accustomed to
  2. 2. used to
  3. 3. indulge
  4. 4. to spoil (a child)

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11 strokes

Usage notes

Collocations

惯 is rarely used alone in modern speech to mean "accustomed to"; instead, use 习惯. For example, 我习惯早起, not 我惯早起.

Common mistakes

As a verb meaning "to spoil", 惯 often appears in the pattern 惯坏(了) or 被...惯坏. Simply using 惯 alone without 坏 can sound unnatural when expressing the idea of spoiling someone.

Example Sentences

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奶奶总是 着小孙子,他要什么就买什么。
Grandma always spoils the little grandson, buying him whatever he wants.
我习 了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 736601)

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