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常

cháng · chang/Cháng · chang

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cháng 常

  1. always
  2. ever
  3. often
  4. frequently
  5. common
  6. general
  7. constant

Cháng 常

  1. surname Chang
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The extra sugar

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)常(cháng)来(lái)这家(zhèjiā)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)吗(ma)？

    Do you come to this cafe often?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)常(cháng)来(lái)，老板(lǎobǎn)常(cháng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)多(duō)放(fàng)一块(yīkuài)糖(táng)。

    I do. The owner often gives me an extra lump of sugar.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)常(cháng)说(shuō)，老板(lǎobǎn)，你(nǐ)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)最(zuì)好喝(hǎohē)。

    Because I often say, boss, your coffee is the best.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)常(cháng)说(shuō)，老板(lǎobǎn)，你(nǐ)的(de)糖(táng)最(zuì)甜(tián)！

    Then I'll say it often too: boss, your sugar is the sweetest!

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)们(men)常(cháng)把(bǎ)黑(hēi)色(sè)跟(gēn)死(sǐ)亡(wáng)联(lián)系(xì)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

We often associate black with death.

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

02

他(tā)常(cháng)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)散(sàn)步(bù)，顺(shùn)便(biàn)买(mǎi)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)。

He often goes to the park for a walk and buys some fruit along the way.

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