often ⇒ 我常常去北京出差。 Wǒ chángcháng qù Běijīng chūchāi. → I often go to Beijing on business. ⇒ 圣诞节人们常常互送礼物。 Shèngdànjié rénmen chángcháng hù sòng lǐwù. → At Christmas people usually give presents to each other.

unusual

be odd ⇒ 在学校,他的表现失常。 Zài xuéxiào, tā de biǎoxiàn shīcháng. → At school he behaves very oddly.

domestic affairs pl

usual ⇒ 这件事很不寻常。 Zhè jiàn shì hěn bù xúncháng. → This is a most unusual business.

ordinary person ( pl people )

permanent

common practice

standing ⇒ 常务委员会 chángwù wěiyuánhuì → standing committee

standing committee member

regular guest

sense

( 规矩 ) convention ⇒ 常规武器 chángguī wǔqì → conventional weapons pl

saying

( 非专业知识 ) general knowledge

normal practice

common

unusual

⇒ 他往常不吃早饭。 Tā wǎngcháng bù chī zǎofàn. → He didn't use to eat breakfast.

changeable

everyday ⇒ 日常生活用语 rìcháng shēnghuó yòngyǔ → everyday words and expressions

often

normal

as usual ⇒ 节日期间,商店照常营业。 Jiérì qījiān, shāngdiàn zhàocháng yíngyè. → On holidays the shop will open for business as usual.

day-to-day ⇒ 经常开支 jīngcháng kāizhī → day-to-day costs

extraordinary

normal

exceptional

become used to ⇒ 大熊猫对人山人海的参观者已经习以为常了。 Dàxióngmāo duì rénshān-rénhǎi de cānguānzhě yǐjīng xí yǐ wéi cháng le. → The panda has long become accustomed to the huge crowds of visitors.

exceptional ⇒ 这个月，公司的销售情况异乎寻常地顺利。 Zhège yuè, gōngsī de xiāoshòu qíngkuàng yì hū xúncháng de shùnlì. → This month, the company's sales have been exceptionally good.

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