常有

chángyǒu

verb #31,125

Meanings

1 to often have
2 to frequently occur
3 common (with such-and-such happening)

Characters

often; frequent

to have; there is

Examples

这种事常有。

Zhè zhǒng shì chángyǒu.

This kind of thing happens all the time.

他们之间常有争执。

Tāmen zhī jiān chángyǒu zhēngzhí.

Disputes often arise between them.

这一带常有野猪出没。

Zhè yídài chángyǒu yězhū chūmò.

Wild boars often appear in this area.

Tips

grammar

Compound verb: 常 ('often') + 有 ('to have / there is'). Best translated as 'there often is/are' or 'frequently occurs'. Often appears in the fixed expression 这种事常有 ('this kind of thing is common') and in formal writing as a topic-comment opener: [Place/time] 常有 [event/thing].

Stroke Order

常 cháng

有 yǒu