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通常

tōng cháng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

通常 (tōng cháng) means "usually, generally". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 通常 means

1. regular; usual; normal
2. usually; normally

How 通常 is used in grammar

通常 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: 通常, 往往, 总是 (HSK 3)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 5, adverbs (频率副词).

The characters in 通常

• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert
• 常chángalways; ever; often

Example sentences

• 我通常四点回家。
  I usually go home at four.
• 我通常走去学校。
  I usually walk to school.
• 你通常几点起床？
  What time do you usually get up?
• 我通常九时睡觉。
  I regularly go to bed at nine.
• 周日她通常在家。
  She is usually at home on Sundays.
• 通常都是我洗碗。
  I usually do the dishes.

Where 通常 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Unification, Communication & Order (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 tōng cháng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.