常事

chángshì

noun #24,611

Meanings

1 common occurrence
2 everyday matter
3 nothing unusual

Characters

ordinary; often; frequent

matter; affair; thing

Examples

迟到在他那里是常事。

Chídào zài tā nàlǐ shì chángshì.

Being late is a common occurrence for him.

在这个行业，加班是常事。

Zài zhège hángyè, jiābān shì chángshì.

In this industry, working overtime is an everyday matter.

Tips

usage

常事 is often used to downplay something negative as unsurprising. It commonly appears in the pattern X是常事 (X is a common/normal thing).

Stroke Order

常 cháng

事 shì