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  *常* | 常* | *常
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
HSK 1
very; really / unusual; extraordinary
HSK 1
frequently; often
HSK 1
in common usage
HSK 2
frequently; constantly; regularly; often / day-to-day; everyday; daily
HSK 2
regular / normal / ordinary
HSK 2
commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently
HSK 2
ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily
HSK 2
regular; usual; normal / usually; normally
HSK 3
day-to-day; daily; everyday
HSK 3
common sense / general knowledge / CL: 門|门
HSK 4
often; frequently
HSK 5
code of conduct; conventions; common practice / routine (medical procedure etc)
HSK 6
all year round / for years on end / average year
HSK 6
unusual; abnormal / extremely; exceptionally
HSK 6
usual; common; ordinary
HSK 7-9
room temperature / ordinary temperatures
HSK 7-9
normal state
HSK 7-9
ordinary person
HSK 7-9
common sense / conventional reasoning and morals
HSK 7-9
unusual / abnormal
HSK 7-9
as usual
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usual / customary
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levelheadedness / calmness / equanimity
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out of the ordinary / unusual
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surname Chang
frequent visitor / fig. sth that crops up frequently
(math.) a constant
Changzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省
standing committee
(Tw) grouping of students into classes of mixed ability
long-term resident / permanent residence / eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit Sassatavada)
the daily life of a family
ivy
Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels
evergreen
Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang / the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA)
the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence , justice 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom and honor / alternative term for 五倫|五伦, the five cardinal relationships / alternative term for 五行, the five elements
resident / permanent (representative)
routine / everyday business / daily operation (of a company)
as usual
temperamental / moody
standing committee (abbr. for 常務委員會|常务委员会) / member of the standing committee (abbr. for 常務委員|常务委员)
Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州, Zhejiang
simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary
exceptional; well above average / supernatural; paranormal
usual / customary
accustomed to / used to
satisfied with what one has (idiom)
an old observation (idiom) / a truism / banal comments
complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic / entirely outside the norm / out of character
unstable / erratic / changeable / fickle
human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural
evergreen
(idiom) changeable; fickle
Changshu, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州市|苏州市, Jiangsu
normal practice
unusual / extraordinary
to visit frequently / to have frequent dealings (with) / to see each other often
proper human relationships
common sense; the way people usually feel about things
frequently (in the past) / regularly
ordinarily / usually
not to stick to the old conventions
common problems / FAQ
a constant (physics, math.)
minister of ceremonies in imperial China
normal and proper practice / conventional practice / common occurrence
convention / normal practice / conventional treatment
(sports) regular season
conventional weapon
ordinary / average / medium / mid-range / moderate
to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
abnormal
normal distribution (in statistics)
normal distribution (in statistics)
normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)
much / very many
arrhythmia
Changde, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省
three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence , righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom and fidelity )
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
ordinary differential equation (ODE)
eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)
Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption
to return to normal
ivy
(economics) current account
constant term (in a mathematical expression)
evergreen plant
permanent member of council
to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well
home cooking
standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress)
Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州, Zhejiang
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) / (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)

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