常 (soeng4 | chang2) : common, ordinary; frequently

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常

soeng4

chang2

[1] common; normal; ordinary [2] frequent; frequently; regular; regularly; often [3] long; lasting; permanent (jobs, etc.); eternal [4] ordinarily; usually; on ordinary occasions [5] [n] rule; principle [6] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 巾 (#50)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

常

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:57

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倫常 leon4 soeng4 lun2 chang2 = proper human relationships

平常 ping4 soeng4 ping2 chang2 = normal, usual

常常 soeng4 soeng4 chang2 chang2 = frequently; usually; often 國

通常 tung1 soeng4 tong1 chang2 = usually, normally, generally

日常 jat6 soeng4 ri4 chang2 = daily; everyday; common

非常之 fei1 soeng4 zi1 fei1 chang2 zhi1 = very

正常 zing3 soeng4 zheng4 chang2 = normal; ordinary; regular

日常會話 jat6 soeng4 wui6 waa6*2 ri4 chang2 hui4 hua4 = daily conversation

非常 fei1 soeng4 fei1 chang2 = very; extremely; extraordinary

異常 ji6 soeng4 yi4 chang2 = exceptional; unusual
See all 114 compounds (CantoDict reports 119 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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呢條路非常窄粵
This road is very narrow

冬天通常又凍又落雪。粵
It is usually cold and snowing in winter.

我父母早餐常吃烤麵包。國
My parents eat toast for breakfast.

唔好摸啲白鴿啦，佢哋非常之揦鮓粵
Don't touch the pigeons, they're very dirty.
[Lit. don't touch [plural counter] pigeons [particle], they extremely dirty Other synonyms for 揦鮓: 污糟 and 污糟邋遢 ]

就算喺日常生活中﹐都需要一啲科學常識。粵
We need some scientific knowledge even in dealing with our daily life.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,118014]

我往常都是步行去上班。國
I used to go to work on foot.

現代嘅女裝恤衫，露出個乳溝、露出個肚臍，都係已經成為常態咗。粵
Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel.

通常會喺博物館搵到古董粵
Antiques can usually be found in museums.

我食蘋果通常都唔㓟皮嘅粵
I usually eat apples without peeling its skin.

我通常𨂾一個禮拜去facial一次粵
I usually go for facial once every week.

我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?

今次嘅舞蹈演出婀娜多姿，舞蹈家非常有水準！粵
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!

他的作品獨樹一幟，常有不規則的形狀
His pieces usually do not follow any rules and form. They are very distinctive.

我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]

佢經常遲到﹐ 搞到老闆好唔高興。粵
He is always late, which makes his boss very upset.
[Cantonese grammar does not need a relative pronoun (which) to introduce a subordinate clause.]

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