常常

Meaning(adverb)

frequently; often

Unlike Vietnamese "thường thường" (mediocre), 常常 only expresses frequency.

Examples

• 我常常在这家店吃早饭。

  wǒ cháng cháng zài zhè jiā diàn chī zǎo fàn.

  I often have breakfast at this place.

• 周末他常常去看爷爷奶奶。

  zhōu mò tā cháng cháng qù kàn yé ye nǎi nai.

  He often visits his grandparents at weekends.

• 这里冬天常常下雨。

  zhè lǐ dōng tiān cháng cháng xià yǔ.

  It often rains here in winter.

Easily confused

• 经常 — Almost synonymous; the negative is 不常, not *不常常.

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