常 cháng

common, normal, frequent, regular

HSK 2 #187

DEFINITIONS

  • common, normal, frequent, regular
  • surname Chang
  • always
  • ever
  • often
  • frequently
  • common
  • general
  • constant

STROKES

WORDS

家常便饭 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary
习以为常 xí yǐ wéi cháng accustomed to; used to
人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural
反复无常 fǎn fù wú cháng unstable; erratic; changeable; fickle
常驻 cháng zhù resident; permanent (representative)
常青藤 cháng qīng téng ivy
非正常 fēi zhèng cháng abnormal; irregular
常态 cháng tài normal state
老生常谈 lǎo shēng cháng tán an old observation (idiom); a truism; banal comments
家常菜 jiā cháng cài home cooking
常年 cháng nián all year round; for years on end; average year
异乎寻常 yì hū xún cháng unusual; extraordinary
常言 cháng yán common saying
常住 cháng zhù long-term resident; permanent residence; eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)
常青 cháng qīng evergreen
常温 cháng wēn room temperature; ordinary temperatures
一反常态 yī fǎn cháng tài complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic; entirely outside the norm; out of character
常任 cháng rèn permanent
常数 cháng shù a constant (math.)
常绿树 cháng lǜ shù evergreen tree
常规武器 cháng guī wǔ qì conventional weapon
常务 cháng wù routine; everyday business; daily operation (of a company)
常量 cháng liàng a constant (physics, math.)
常情 cháng qíng common sense; the way people usually feel about things
拉家常 lā jiā cháng to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
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