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老是

lǎo shi · lao shi

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Meaning

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  1. always
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Who left the light on?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)老是(lǎoshi)忘记(wàngjì)关灯(guāndēng)。

    Dengdeng, you always forget to turn off the light.

  2. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)关(guān)了(le)呀(ya)！

    I turned it off today!

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)为什么(wèishénme)房间(fángjiān)里(lǐ)还(hái)亮(liàng)着(zhe)灯(dēng)？

    Then why is the light still on in the room?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)那(nà)是(shì)你(nǐ)开(kāi)的(de)，你自己(nǐzìjǐ)也(yě)老是(lǎoshi)忘记(wàngjì)。

    Because you turned it on. You always forget too.

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)……对(duì)，是(shì)我(wǒ)开(kāi)的(de)。

    Oh... right, I turned it on.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)老(lǎo)是(shi)在(zài)吵(chǎo)架(jià)。

Tom and Mary are always fighting.

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

02

他(tā)老(lǎo)是(shì)忘(wàng)记(jì)带(dài)钥(yào)匙(shi)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)等(děng)。

He always forgets to bring his keys, so he has no choice but to wait at the door.

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老
lǎo

old (of people); venerable; always; very

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true

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