常常

chángcháng

adverb HSK 1 #2,980

Meanings

1 often
2 frequently

Characters

Reduplication of 常 for emphasis.

Examples

我常常去图书馆。

Wǒ chángcháng qù túshūguǎn.

I often go to the library.

他常常迟到。

Tā chángcháng chídào.

He is often late.

你常常运动吗？

Nǐ chángcháng yùndòng ma?

Do you exercise often?

Tips

grammar

常常 cannot be used in negative sentences. Use 不常 instead: 我不常去 (I don't go often), not *我不常常去.

Stroke Order

常 cháng