往常

wǎngcháng

noun HSK 7-9 #5,322

Meanings

1 the past
2 as usual
3 formerly

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

今天的天气和往常不一样。

Jīntiān de tiānqì hé wǎngcháng bù yīyàng.

Today's weather is different from usual.

HSK 2

他比往常来得早。

Tā bǐ wǎngcháng lái de zǎo.

He came earlier than usual.

Tips

usage

往常 is often used with 比 (compared to) to describe how something differs from what's normal: 比往常 (compared to usual).

Stroke Order

往 wǎng

常 cháng