Writing
常常 (cháng cháng) — how to say "often" in Chinese
常常
Often
frequency adverb
How to use it
Goes before the verb.
他常常喝茶。
tā cháng cháng hē chá
He often drinks tea.
Character composition
常
often, frequent
Radicals / Keys
巾
Turban
#50 · jīn · 3 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
常常下雨
chángcháng xiàyǔ
it often rains
常常生病
chángcháng shēngbìng
to get sick often
常常迟到
chángcháng chídào
to be often late
Examples
他常常去图书馆学习。
He often goes to the library to study.
他常常在周末和朋友一起打篮球。
He often plays basketball with friends on weekends.
Mnemonic
[cháng cháng-] a little turtle named Chang lives by the garden. He 常常 waddles to the carrot patch and peeks at the sprouts: morning, noon, and evening. Same routine every day, yet he always reaches the harvest first. 🐢🥕
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "often" in Chinese?
"often" in Chinese is 常常 (cháng cháng).
常常 meaning
常常 (cháng cháng) means "Often".
Often in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced cháng cháng (written as chang chang, changchang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "often" in Chinese characters?
It is written 常常: 常 has 11 strokes, 常 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 常常?
常常 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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