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  *常* | 常* | *常
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
HSK 1
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  *老* | 老* | *老
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
HSK 1
straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
HSK 2
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  *向* | 向* | *向
towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ...
HSK 2
always
HSK 2
always
HSK 3
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  *总* | 总* | *总
(bound form) general; overall / to sum up / in every case; always; invariably / anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理 or 總編|总编 etc
HSK 3
always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)
HSK 3
time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL: 個|个, / constantly / always
HSK 3
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  *素* | 素* | *素
raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever
HSK 7-9
always (previously)
HSK 7-9
always / throughout (a period of time) / (of) all-time
HSK 7-9
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  *永* | 永* | *永
forever / always / perpetual
(idiom) (when followed by ) at no time; never (Note: 無時無刻不|无时无刻不 therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".) / (when not followed by ) at all times; always
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  *辄* | 辄* | *辄
then / at once / always / (archaic) luggage rack on a chariot
from the beginning / always / to come of one's own accord
consistently; always (in the past and now)
sb who is always hungry / glutton / (Buddhism) hungry ghost
one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) / unable to do anything right / never make, but always mar
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
to follow everywhere / to always be there for sb at their beck and call
lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it
lit. belly full of complaints (idiom) / discontent / always moaning and complaining
always clean / orderly; methodical
lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) / fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
to have / to have always had
(idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb
a person who is always falling ill / chronic invalid
in the past always / for a long time now / until now
winner / lucky guy / person who always gets good breaks
every beginning is difficult (idiom) / getting started is always the hardest part
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
not always; not entirely / not necessarily so; not entirely correct
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
(idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better / in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself
lit. if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom) / fig. there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles
(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
always / always regardless (of anything)
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders / always bossing people around
morning and night / always / at all times
no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study. / You live and learn.
lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side
lit. if the mountain won't move, the road will go around it (idiom) / fig. there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles
(idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
always-on display (AOD)
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
coarse and arrogant / always in the right
to rush around everywhere / always active
(idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing
it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut / always the same routine
good will always triumph over evil (idiom)
on call / always available / ready at all times


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