Chinese grammar - Describing habitual actions with 经常 (jīngcháng) and 常常 (chángcháng) |
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The adverbs 经常 (jīngcháng) and 常常 (chángcháng) are both used to describe actions that happen frequently or regularly. They are often used interchangeably, though 经常 is more formal and 常常 is more colloquial. |
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我经常去图书馆。
wǒ jīngcháng qù túshūguǎn. I often go to the library.
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他们常常一起打篮球。
tāmen chángcháng yìqǐ dǎ lánqiú. They often play basketball together.
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我经常从他那里买书。
wǒ jīngcháng cóng tā nàlǐ mǎi shū. I often buy books from him. |
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他常常吃中国菜。
tā chángcháng chī zhōngguó#cài. He often eats Chinese food.
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我们经常去那家餐厅。
wǒmen jīngcháng qù nà jiā cāntīng. We often go to that restaurant. |
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我常常和朋友一起看电影。
wǒ chángcháng hé péngyou yìqǐ kàn diànyǐng. I often watch movies with friends. |
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他经常来我家聊天。
tā jīngcháng lái wǒjiā liáotiān. He often comes to my house to chat.
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我们常常在课间见面。
wǒmen chángcháng zài kèjiān jiànmiàn. We often meet between classes.
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她经常和她的家人一起在晚上散步。
tā jīngcháng hé tā#de jiārén yìqǐ zài wǎnshàng sànbù. She often takes a walk with her family in the evening.
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我常常在图书馆和朋友们讨论作业。
wǒ chángcháng zài túshūguǎn hé péngyoumen tǎolùn zuòyè. I often discuss homework with friends in the library.
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他经常去两家公司之间的咖啡店买咖啡。
tā jīngcháng qù liǎng jiā gōngsī zhījiān de kāfēidiàn mǎi kāfēi. He often goes to the coffee shop between (the) two companies to buy coffee.
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我们常常在周末去公园骑自行车。
wǒmen chángcháng zài zhōumò qù gōngyuán qí#zìxíngchē. We often go cycling in the park on weekends.
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她经常从家出发，然后去超市买东西。
tā jīngcháng cóng jiā chūfā,#ránhòu qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxī. She often leaves home and then goes to the supermarket to buy things.
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他们常常和朋友们一起去旅行和摄影。
tāmen chángcháng hé péngyoumen yìqǐ qù lǚxíng hé shèyǐng. They often travel and take photos with friends.
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我经常在公司加班，所以没有时间去健身房。
wǒ jīngcháng zài gōngsī jiābān,#suǒyǐ méiyǒu shíjiān qù jiànshēnfáng. I often work overtime at the company, so I don't have time to go to the gym.
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