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HSK
very; really / unusual; extraordinary
HSK 1
as usual
disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
see 五常市 / 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
regular; usual; normal / usually; normally
HSK 3
abnormal
frequently; constantly; regularly; often / day-to-day; everyday; daily
HSK 2
out of the ordinary / unusual
HSK 7-9
the daily life of a family
regular / normal / ordinary
HSK 2
unusual; abnormal / extremely; exceptionally
HSK 6
usual / customary
nothing out of the ordinary / unglamorous
usual; common; ordinary
HSK 7-9
to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
remarkable / remarkably / unusual
proper human relationships
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 )
to engage in small talk / to chit chat
accustomed to / used to
unusual / extraordinary
usual / customary
HSK 7-9
often; frequently
HSK 5
as usual
HSK 7-9
variable / changeable / fickle / impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) / ghost taking away the soul after death / to pass away / to die
out of the ordinary / exceptional
abnormal / irregular
constant / constantly
to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
unusual / abnormal
HSK 7-9
frequently; often
HSK 1
temperamental / moody
ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily
HSK 2
day-to-day; daily; everyday
HSK 3
arrhythmia
as usual
(idiom) contrary to what usually happens
ordinarily / usually
to appear and disappear unpredictably
unstable / erratic / changeable / fickle
not to stick to the old conventions
mental aberration / nervous abnormality
(idiom) changeable; fickle
not normal / an aberration
(Chinese folk religion) Heibai Wuchang: two deities, one dressed in black and the other in white, responsible for escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld
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  *常* | 常* | *常
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  *常* | 常* | *常
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
HSK 1
gravitational anomaly (geology)
exceptional; well above average / supernatural; paranormal
schizoid personality disorder (SPD)
ordinary / average / medium / mid-range / moderate
magnetic anomaly (geology)
(idiom) nothing special; ordinary
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
frequently (in the past) / regularly
minister of ceremonies in imperial China
histrionic personality disorder (HPD)


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