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经常

jīng cháng

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 2 2-character word Traditional 經常

经常 (jīng cháng) means "frequently; constantly; regularly; often". It is an HSK 3.0 level 2 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 经常 means

1. frequently; constantly; regularly; often
2. day-to-day; everyday; daily

How 经常 is used in grammar

经常 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Frequency Adverbs: 经常、重新、老是、又 (HSK 2)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 2, adverbs (频率副词).

The characters in 经常

• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture
• 常chángalways; ever; often

Example sentences

• 他经常在线。
  Tā jīngcháng zàixiàn.
  He is always online.
• 我经常打嗝。
  Wǒ jīngcháng dǎgé.
  I often hiccup.
• 他经常翘课。
  Tā jīngcháng qiàokè.
  He is often absent from school.
• 您经常去吗？
  Do you go often?
• 我经常吃鸡。
  I often eat chicken.
• 我经常喝茶。
  I often drink tea.

Words starting with 经常

• 经常账户jīng cháng zhàng hù(economics) current account

Where 经常 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Connectors, Conjunctions & Key Adverbs (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jīng cháng correctly.
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