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  • [jīngcháng]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

经常 [jīngcháng]
  1. 1. adjective day-to-day
    经常开支
    day-to-day costs
  2. 2. adverb often
    经常出差。
    I often go on business trips.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

经常 [jīngcháng]
  1. 1. day-to-day; everyday; daily
    经常工作
    day-to-day work
    经常开支
    running expenses
  2. 2. frequently; constantly; regularly; often
    这类问题是经常发生的。
    This kind of problem frequently crops up. or This sort of thing is a common occurrence.
    经常打游戏。
    经常旷课。
    经常锻炼有利于身体健康。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

经常 [jīngcháng]
  1. 1. 平时;通常的时候
    这些都是经常性的工作。
  2. 2. 平常的;日常的
    干我们这一行,开夜车是经常的事。
  3. 3. 表示动作行为屡次发生
    经常出差
    经常工作到深夜。
  4. 4. 跟"常常"不同。参见"常常"的提示。

Examples

现在的剧本经常以设置悬念来吸引观众, 而悬念经常是在时空变换上下功夫的。
Today's plays often use suspense to attract audiences, and suspense is often created through changes in space and time. 时空
为了生计,他不得不经常在外奔波。
In order to make a living, he had to go from place to place hunting for jobs. 奔波
两个厂经常打交道。
The two factories maintain frequent contacts. 打交道
经常洗冷水澡可以抵御风寒。
Taking cold baths regularly can heighten one's resistance to colds. 风寒
他母亲经常管教他。
His mother corrects him from time to time. 管教
经常酒后开车,早晚得出事。果不其然!
He often drove when drunk, sooner or later I knew something would happen. Wasn't I right? 果不其然
黄河在历史上经常引起祸害。
Throughout the ages the Yellow River was a scourge of the nation. 祸害
他俩经常见面。
They see a lot of each other. 见面
经常工作
day-to-day work 经常
经常开支
running expenses 经常

Collocations

经常花费
to spend often
经常的事
things that happen often
经常性工作
regular work
经常见面
to meet often
经常联系
to get in touch often
经常
to do something often
经常在一起
to often be together

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

The adverb indicate frequency

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives. A part of adverbs can indicate frequency, such as "又", "再", "还","也", "屡次", "再三", "经常", "常常", "时常", "往往", "不断", "反复", and so on.

e.g. (1)他又写了一篇文章。 (2)他屡次违反校规。 (3)爷爷经常去公园散步。 (4)我们往往忽视了自身的缺点。 (5)他不断打电话给我。

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