经常/經常 jīngcháng — often, frequently, regularly

Meanings

1. 1

   often, frequently, regularly

   Says that something happens many times over a period. It goes before the verb and is negated with 不经常; the stronger, unbroken 一直 and the habitual 总是 are its close neighbours.

   adverb

Example sentences

• 他经常来我家玩儿。/他經常來我家玩兒。Tā (first tone, high and level) jīngcháng (first tone, high and level) lái (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) jiā (first tone, high and level) wánr. (second tone, rising)···

  He often comes round to my place.

• 我不经常看电视。/我不經常看電視。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling) jīngcháng (first tone, high and level) kàn (fourth tone, falling) diànshì. (fourth tone, falling)···

  I don’t watch television very often.

Common mistakes

• Not quite他来我家经常。

  Correct他经常来我家。

  Frequency adverbs in Chinese always stand before the verb, never at the end of the sentence. The same holds for 一直, 总是 and 都.

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