往常

wǎngcháng

noun HSK 7-9 #5,322

Meanings

1 the past
2 as usual
3 formerly

Characters

Examples

他比往常来得早。

Tā bǐ wǎngcháng lái de zǎo.

He came earlier than usual.

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.

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