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日常

rì cháng · ri chang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. day-to-day; daily; everyday
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My daily life video

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)拍(pāi)一个(yīgè)视频(shìpín)，名字(míngzi)叫(jiào)“我的(wǒde)日常(rìcháng)”。

    I want to film a video called "My Daily Life".

  2. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)日常(rìcháng)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好看(hǎokàn)的(de)？

    What is worth watching in your daily life?

  3. Liangliang

    起床(qǐchuáng)、吃饭(chīfàn)、上班(shàngbān)，就是(jiùshì)日常(rìcháng)生活(shēnghuó)啊(a)。

    Getting up, eating, going to work, that is daily life.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)拍(pāi)我(wǒ)吧(ba)，我的(wǒde)日常(rìcháng)更(gèng)有意思(yǒuyìsi)。

    Then film me, my daily life is more interesting.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你的(nǐde)日常(rìcháng)是(shì)……睡到(shuìdào)中午(zhōngwǔ)。

    OK, your daily life is... sleeping until noon.

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Usage

日常 describes ordinary, everyday activities and situations.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

热(rè)爱(ài)生(shēng)活(huó)中(zhōng)的(de)日(rì)常(cháng)琐(suǒ)事(shì)，人(rén)生(shēng)才(cái)会(huì)快(kuài)乐(lè)。

In order to make life happy, you must love the everyday trifles.

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

02

他(tā)们(men)坚(jiān)持(chí)认(rèn)为(wéi)日(rì)常(cháng)锻(duàn)练(liàn)是(shì)必(bì)得(děi)表(biǎo)出(chū)的(de)行(xíng)为(wéi)。

They insist that daily exercise is an action that must be done.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by iiujik · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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日
rì

sun; day

常
cháng

always; ever

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