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时常 (shí cháng): Often (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

时 • shí • time; season; period
shí时

time; season; period

常 • cháng • constant, regular, ordinary
cháng常

constant, regular, ordinary

Word Info

Pinyinshí cháng
Meaningoften; frequently; now and again
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 时常.

  • 摆脱bǎi tuōdispense; cast off; extricate oneself from
  • 残疾cán jíphysical disability; deformity
  • 剥削bō xuēexploit
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 报答bào dárepay; pay back
  • 鞭策biān cèspur on; encourage
  • 榜样bǎng yàngexample; model; pattern
  • 颁发bān fāissue; promulgate
  • 辩解biàn jiěprovide an explanation; argue that; justify
  • 爆发bào fāerupt; burst; blow up
  • 补偿bǔ chángcompensate; make up for
  • 残忍cán rěncruel; ruthless; merciless
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 时常.

Words with 时
  • 时候shí hou[duration of] time
  • 小时xiǎo shíhour
  • 时间shí jiāntime
  • 有时
yǒu shí
sometimes
  • 小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
  • 准时zhǔn shípunctual
  • 及时jí shíin time
  • 同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously; concurrently
  • Words with 常
    • 非常fēi chángextremely
    • 常常cháng chángfrequently
    • 常用cháng yòngin common usage
    • 常见cháng jiàncommonly seen
    • 经常jīng chángoften; regularly
    • 正常zhèng chángnormal; fine; generally speaking
    • 常识cháng shígeneral knowledge
    • 平常píng chángordinarily; generally; usually
    4.

    How to Use 时常 in Sentences

    shí时
    cháng常
    chū出
    xiàn现
    neutral
    often appear
    Adverb + Verbwith 出现
    shí时
    cháng常
    gǎn感
    dào到
    neutral
    often feel
    shí时
    cháng常
    xiǎng想
    qǐ起
    neutral
    often think of
    shí时
    cháng常
    fā发
    shēng生
    neutral
    often happen
    5.

    Example Sentences with 时常

    wǒ我
    shí时
    cháng常
    qù去
    gōng公
    yuán园
    Adverb + Verb
    with 感到
    Adverb + Verb
    with 想起
    Adverb + Verb
    with 发生
    sàn散
    bù步
    。
    I often go for a walk in the park.
    zài在
    xiàng项
    mù目
    tuī推
    jìn进
    guò过
    chéng程
    zhōng中
    ,
    wǒ我
    men们
    shí时
    cháng常
    xū需
    yào要
    kuà跨
    bù部
    mén门
    xié协
    zuò作
    。
    During the project advancement process, we often need cross-departmental collaboration.
    nǐ你
    shí时
    cháng常
    huì会
    huái怀
    niàn念
    zài在
    guó国
    wài外
    liú留
    xué学
    de的
    nà那
    duàn段
    shí时
    guāng光
    ma吗
    ?
    Do you often miss the time you spent studying abroad?
    tā他
    shí时
    cháng常
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    tóng同
    xué学
    jiě解
    jué决
    xué学
    xí习
    shàng上
    de的
    wèn问
    tí题
    。
    He often helps classmates solve study problems.
    tā他
    bìng并
    bù不
    shí时
    cháng常
    bào抱
    yuàn怨
    ,
    dàn但
    zhè这
    cì次
    què确
    shí实
    yù遇
    dào到
    le了
    jí棘
    shǒu手
    de的
    nán难
    tí题
    。
    He doesn't often complain, but this time he has indeed encountered a thorny problem.