Chinese Notes

常 cháng

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').
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)
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)
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')
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)
cháng adjective eternal; nitya
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nitya, or: śāśvata, or: satata, Pali: nicca, Japanese: jō, Tibetan: rtag pa (BCSD '常', p. 420; BL 'nitya'; FGDB '常'; Mahāvyutpatti 'nityaḥ'; MW 'nitya'; SH '常', p. 349)

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一如往常 as usual
常胜军(常勝軍) Chang Sheng Jun ; ever victorious army
常忍久耐 consistently patient
定常态(定常態) constant state; fixed state
常辙(常轍) a regularly frequented path
常则(常則) a fixed rule
常微分方程 ordinary differential equation (ODE)
老生常谭(老生常譚) a scholarly but banal observation
进退有常(進退有常) to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
寻常(尋常) usual; common; ordinary ; cramped ; easily; lightly
恒常 constant ; frequently; constantly; regularly; often
常客 frequent guest
平常日 weekday
黑白无常(黑白無常) two deities, one short, one tall, chained together at the ankle, responsible for rewarding the good and punishing the bad
介电常数(介電常數) dielectric constant
正常化 normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)
积习生常(積習生常) accumulated habits give rise to a new norm
非常高 extremely high
草木得常理 herbs and trees are in perpetual rotation
喜怒无常(喜怒無常) temperamental; moody
常染色体(常染色體) autosomal chromosome; autosome; autosomal
常驻(常駐) to be resident; to be permanent
照常 as usual
类精神分裂型人格违常(類精神分裂型人格違常) schizoid personality disorder (SPD)
心律失常 arrhythmia
常令 a standing order
常见(常見) commonly seen
常见问题(常見問題) common problems; FAQ
常言说得好(常言說得好) as the saying goes; as they say...
日常 daily; everyday ; daily; everyday
常礼服(常禮服) ordinary formal attire
常言 a common saying
一反常态(一反常態) complete change from the normal state; quite uncharacteristic; entirely outside the norm
常心 a steady mind
正常工作 normal operation; proper functioning
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋(常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋) a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet
素常 ordinarily; usually
常时(常時) frequently; often
家常豆腐 home-style tofu
照常规(照常規) following the usual custom
伦常(倫常) proper human relationships
不主故常 not to stick to the old conventions

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