常常
cháng cháng
Pinyin
Definition
常常
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- frequently
- often
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
一反常态
- 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
- 2 entirely outside the norm
- 3 out of character
三纲五常
- 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
人之常情
- 1 human nature (idiom)
- 2 a behavior that is only natural
兵家常事
- 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
- 1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
- 2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
Sample Sentences
她要她的白马王子眼睛大,眉毛浓,头发微微自然卷,个子还要高,最重要的是要有钱,要能常常买新衣服,买她想要的东西给她。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
他做事不认真,常常马马虎虎。
He doesn’t work seriously. He is careless all the time.
掌柜的生气了,常常骂他。他只是笑嘻嘻地赔小心道千字比十字只多一小撇不是差不多吗?”
This infuriated the bank manager and he would often reprimand him. Mr. Chabuduo's response to these incidents was always to reply with a smirk: "The number for 1,000 “千” differed from the number for 10 “十” by only one simple stroke - isn't that close enough?"
十字常常写成千字,千字常常写成十字。
Often, he writes the character 10 as 1000, and would write the character for 1000 as the character for 10.
老板开会的时候常常拖泥带水。
The boss always drags the meetings out.
我前男友常常口是心非。
My ex-boyfriend would alway speak with a forked tongue.
他常常口是心非。
He rarely says what he really means.
但动物身上颜色的形成常常不只是因为一朵花、一株草或一棵树,而是整个自然环境。
However, the camouflage is usually not just a flower, a bead of grass, or a tree, it is often the entire environment.
妈妈经常唠叨我:十字路口非常危险,常常有车突然冲过来,所以在穿越马路时一定要格外小心。
My mom constantly nags at me: "The crossroad is a very dangerous place. There are always cars rushing across. Therefore, we have to be extra careful when crossing the road."
别听他唱歌,他常常走音。
Don’t listen to his singing. He is often out of tune.