常 cháng

1. cháng adverb always; ever; often; frequently; constantly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: 常 is synonymous with 经常 or 常常 in this sense and is placed before the verb that it modifies (CCD '常' 3; FE '常' 3; Guoyu '常' adj 2; Mathews 1931 '常', p. 25; Sun 2006, loc. 2053; Unihan '常').
2. cháng proper noun Chang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Name 名字
   Notes: (CCD '常' 5; FE '常' 6; Guoyu '常' n 2)
3. cháng adverb long-lasting
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 常 is synonymous with 恒久 in this sense (CCD '常' 2; FE '常' 2; Guoyu '常' adv 1)
4. cháng adjective common; general; ordinary
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 常 is synonymous with 一般, 普通, or 正常 in this sense (CCD '常' 1; FE '常' 1; Guoyu '常' adj 1; Mathews 1931 '常', p. 25; Unihan '常')
5. cháng noun a principle; a rule
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '常' 5; FE '常' 5; Guoyu '常' n 1; Mathews 1931 '常', p. 25)

Contained in

• 基因染色体异常(基因染色體異常) genetic chromosome abnormality
• 常惧(常懼) always afraid
• 常设(常設) standing; permanent
• 常业(常業) regular business
• 异乎寻常(異乎尋常) unusual; extraordinary
• 常备舰队(常備艦隊) regular fleet
• 喜怒无常(喜怒無常) temperamental; moody
• 闲话家常(閑話家常) to chat about domestic trivia
• 类精神分裂型人格违常(類精神分裂型人格違常) schizoid personality disorder (SPD)
• 知足常乐(知足常樂) satisfied with what one has and always joyful
• 常任 permanent ; Changren ; a member of a sovereign's inner circle
• 常衡制 Avoirdupois Weight
• 常绿树(常綠樹) evergreen tree
• 失常 not normal; an aberration
• 常工 a regular employee
• 常作 to constantly do
• 日常工作 routine
• 积分常数(積分常數) constant of integration
• 异常(異常) out of the ordinary; abnormal ; extraordinary; exeptional; remarkable
• 常人 an ordinary person ; a fixed partner ; a person who sticks to convention
• 拉家常 to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
• 常化 steady evolution
• 五常 the five constant regulations; the five constant virtues ; the five elements ; righteousness, compassion, friendship, respect, and filial piety ; five companions from the state of Shu ; the five relations
• 一反往常 contrary to usual
• 常备不懈(常備不懈) always prepared, never relaxing
• 介电常数(介電常數) dielectric constant
• 平平常常 nothing out of the ordinary; unglamorous
• 常识(常識) common sense; general knowledge
• 家常豆腐 home-style tofu
• 常量 a constant (physics, math.)
• 常辙(常轍) a regularly frequented path
• 常礼服(常禮服) ordinary formal attire
• 一如往常 as usual
• 平常 ordinarily; commonly ; ordinary times
• 中央常务委员会(中央常務委員會) central standing committee
• 常心 a steady mind
• 常则(常則) a fixed rule
• 常例 a convention; a habit; a custom ; to receive the customary gratuity
• 常春藤 ivy
• 常客 frequent guest
• 常委会(常委會) standing committee

Also contained in

常熟 、 常山郡 、 常四爷 、 中常侍 、 十常侍 、 常骑侍 、 全国人民代表大会常务委员会 、 三纲五常 、 五常市 、 常山县

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