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Usually sometimes in Chinese youshi changchang

“Usually” and “sometimes” in Chinese

Posted on June 7, 2023October 27, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:To express the frequency adverbs “usually” and “sometimes” in Chinese, we use the terms 常常 chángcháng and 有時时 yǒushí. Structure S + 常常 chángcháng + VO 常常 chángcháng (often, usually) refers to a behavior or action that occurs frequently and with short intervals between occurrences. Therefore, it cannot be used in the negative form….

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常常 chángcháng, 經常/经常 jīngcháng, 往往 wǎngwǎng, 平常 píngcháng, and 時常/时常shícháng

Synonym of Often in Chinese

Posted on March 6, 2023November 29, 2024 by tiffany

Introduction:常常 chángcháng, 經常经常 jīngcháng, 往往 wǎngwǎng, 平常 píngcháng, and 時常时常 shícháng share a similar meaning of “often” or “frequently,” but there are some differences in their usages and connotations. 常(常) cháng(cháng) Adverb 常(常) cháng(cháng) means “often” and is always interchangeably with 經常经常 jīngcháng. However, it can sometimes imply a slightly more casual or less frequent…

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