常常

chángcháng

adverb HSK 1 #2,980

Meanings

1 often
2 frequently

Characters

Reduplication of 常 for emphasis.

Examples

HSK 1

我常常去图书馆。

Wǒ chángcháng qù túshūguǎn.

I often go to the library.

HSK 2

你常常运动吗？

Nǐ chángcháng yùndòng ma?

Do you exercise often?

HSK 4

他常常迟到。

Tā chángcháng chídào.

He is often late.

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