如常

rúcháng

adverb #21,734

Meanings

1 as usual
2 as normal
3 as before

Characters

as, like, according to

ordinary, usual, normal

Examples

尽管发生了变故，他还是如常上班。

Jǐnguǎn fāshēng le biàngù, tā háishì rúcháng shàngbān.

Despite what happened, he went to work as usual.

一切如常，没有任何异常。

Yīqiè rúcháng, méiyǒu rènhé yìcháng.

Everything is as normal, with no abnormalities.

Tips

usage

如常 is more literary than 像往常一样. It is commonly used in news, writing, and formal speech to indicate that things continue in their usual state despite adversity.

Stroke Order

如 rú

常 cháng