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Expressing "always" with "zongshi"
If you are trying to describe a daily routine, a habit, or just something that consistently happens, you can use the word 总是 (zǒngshì). 总是 (zǒngshì) means "always," and like other adverbs, comes before the verb in a sentence.
- Keywords
- 总是 · 老是 · 总 · 老 · always
- Used for
- Expressing frequency
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK3
Examples (10)
他总是迟到。
我总是忘记这个词。
他总是一个人吃饭。
你男朋友总是说脏话。
我的学生总是问我很多有意思的问题。
他总是很累。
你为什么总是很忙？
你家总是很干净。
孩子们总是非常开心。
我的学生总是特别努力。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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