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习惯

xí guàn · xi guan

Traditional 習慣

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. habit
  2. custom
  3. usual practice
  4. to be used to
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Waking up at six

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)六点(liùdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)，习惯(xíguàn)吗(ma)？

    You get up at six every day. Are you used to it?

  2. Dengdeng

    习惯(xíguàn)了(le)。我(wǒ)还(hái)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)习惯(xíguàn)，先(xiān)喝(hē)热水(rèshuǐ)。

    Yes. And I have a habit: I drink hot water first.

  3. Liangliang

    夏天(xiàtiān)也(yě)喝(hē)吗(ma)？

    Hot water? Even in summer?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)习惯(xíguàn)了(le)。

    Yes, I'm used to it.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)可(kě)不(bù)习惯(xíguàn)早起(zǎoqǐ)，我(wǒ)的(de)习惯(xíguàn)是(shì)睡到(shuìdào)十点(shídiǎn)！

    I'm not used to getting up early. My habit is sleeping till ten!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)只(zhǐ)能(néng)一起(yīqǐ)吃(chī)午饭(wǔfàn)了(le)！

    Then we can only have lunch together!

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Usage

As a noun, 习惯 means a habit. As a verb, it means to be or become accustomed to something.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)习(xí)惯(guàn)在(zài)公(gōng)众(zhòng)场(chǎng)合(hé)说(shuō)话(huà)。

He's used to speaking in public.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)会(huì)习(xí)惯(guàn)吃(chī)日(rì)本(běn)料(liào)理(lǐ)了(le)。

You will soon get used to eating Japanese food.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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习
xí

(bound form) to practice; to study

惯
guàn

accustomed to; used to

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