习以为常

習以為常

xíyǐ-wéicháng

idiom #16,446

Meanings

加班对他来说已经习以为常了。

Jiābān duì tā láishuō yǐjīng xíyǐwéicháng le.

Working overtime has become something he's completely used to.

这种现象大家已经习以为常，没人觉得奇怪。

Zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng dàjiā yǐjīng xíyǐwéicháng, méi rén juéde qíguài.

Everyone is so accustomed to this phenomenon that nobody finds it strange.

grammar

习以为常 is a four-character idiom (成语). It's typically used as a predicate after 已经 (already): 已经习以为常了. It cannot take an object directly.

memory

Break it down: 习 (practice/habit) + 以为 (regard as) + 常 (normal) = 'through habit, regard it as normal.'

习 xí

以 yǐ

为 wéi

常 cháng