Writing
时常 (shí cháng) — how to say "often" in Chinese
时常
Often, frequently
frequency adverb
How to use it
Goes before the verb.
她时常去公园。
tā shí cháng qù gōng yuán
She often goes to the park.
Character composition
时
time, hour
常
often, usual
Radicals / Keys
巾
Turban
#50 · jīn · 3 strokes
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
时常发生
shí cháng fā shēng
happen frequently
时常联系
shí cháng lián xì
keep in touch often
时常想起
shí cháng xiǎng qǐ
often think of
Examples
我时常想起小时候的朋友。
I often think of my childhood friends.
他时常来。
He often comes.
Frequently asked questions
Often in Chinese meaning
"often" in Chinese is 时常 (shí cháng).
Shi chang in Mandarin
时常 (shí cháng) means "Often, frequently".
Often in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced shí cháng (written as shi chang, shichang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "often" in Chinese characters?
It is written 时常: 时 has 7 strokes, 常 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 时常?
时常 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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