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HSK
in common usage
HSK 2
frequently; often
HSK 1
commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *常* | 常* | *常
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
HSK 1
code of conduct; conventions; common practice / routine (medical procedure etc)
HSK 6
common sense / general knowledge / CL: 門|门
HSK 4
all year round / for years on end / average year
HSK 6
common sense / conventional reasoning and morals
HSK 7-9
everyday words
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)
ivy
ordinary person
HSK 7-9
(statistics) normalized / to normalize (relations etc) / to become the norm
common problems / FAQ
normal state
HSK 7-9
room temperature / ordinary temperatures
HSK 7-9
to visit frequently / to have frequent dealings (with) / to see each other often
permanent member of council
evergreen
normal practice
frequently asked questions / FAQ
standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress)
routine / everyday business / daily operation (of a company)
norm (typically observed pattern)
(of an organization etc) standing or permanent
evergreen tree
Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels
evergreen plant
resident / permanent (representative)
evergreen
ivy
(sports) regular season
normal distribution (in statistics)
normal distribution (in statistics)
(math.) a constant
conventional weapon
permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)
Changzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省
as the saying goes; as they say...
a constant (physics, math.)
Changning, a county-level city in Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan
common saying
long-term resident / permanent residence / eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit Sassatavada)
everyday implement / object of everyday use
common sense; the way people usually feel about things
Changshu, a county-level city in Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市, Jiangsu
ordinary differential equation (ODE)
Ivy League school
eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)
autosomal chromosome / autosome / autosomal
constant term (in a mathematical expression)
(Tw) grouping of students into classes of mixed ability
to commit (an error) often / common (mistake)
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
Ivy League
normal and proper practice / conventional practice / common occurrence
constant term (in a mathematical expression)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *常* | 常* | *常
surname Chang
Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州, Zhejiang
Changde, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省
permanent
Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments
frequently / often / usually / regularly
frequent visitor / fig. sth that crops up frequently
standing committee
convention / normal practice / conventional treatment
fixed salary of an official
Avoirdupois Weight, a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)


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