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照常

zhào cháng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

照常 (zhào cháng) means "as usual". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 照常 means

1. as usual

The characters in 照常

• 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; to shine
• 常chángalways; ever; often

Example sentences

• 就算下雨，比赛也将照常进行。
  Even if it rains, the game will be played.

Where 照常 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Home, Stability & Daily Life (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhào cháng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.