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常

cháng

1. adverb often; frequently

   他常来这里。

   Tā cháng lái zhèlǐ.

   He often comes here.

2. adjective ordinary; usual; constant

   胜败乃兵家常事。

   Shèng bài nǎi bīngjiā cháng shì.

   Victory and defeat are routine for a soldier.

3. noun constant rule or principle; the normal order of things (written)

   这是为人处世的伦常。

   Zhè shì wéi rén chǔ shì de lúncháng.

   This is the moral principle of human conduct.

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