chángshì

常事

Word · Noun

common occurrence; ordinary matter; routine

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

common occurrence; ordinary matter; routine

neutral

Refers to something that happens frequently and is considered normal, not surprising or special.

Jiā加
bān班
duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
shì是
cháng常
shì事
 。

Working overtime is a common occurrence for him.

Zài在
kē科
yán研
gōng工
zuò作
zhōng中
 ,
yù遇
dào到
shī失
bài败
shì是
cháng常
shì事
 。

In scientific research, encountering failure is a routine matter.

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Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
chǎo吵
jià架
yǐ已
jīng经
shì是
cháng常
shì事
le了
 ,
méi没
rén人
huì会
quàn劝
 。

The two of them quarreling is already an ordinary matter; no one bothers to mediate.

Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
dài带
shāng伤
xùn训
liàn练
 ,
zhè这
zài在
duì队
lǐ里
shì是
cháng常
shì事
 。

Athletes training while injured is a regular thing in the team.