常识
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
常识 (chángshí) · common sense
常识 (chángshí) means “common sense; general knowledge”. It is written with 2 characters: 常 (often) + 识 (to know). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 常识 is built
The characters
常 cháng · often
What 常 is made of
- 尚shàng — still
- ⺌ — structural part
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 巾 gives the meaning, 尚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
识 shí · to know
What 识 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个生活常识。Zhè shì yī gè shēnghuó chángshí.This is everyday common sense.
他连这个常识都不知道。Tā lián zhège chángshí dōu bù zhīdào.He doesn't even know this basic fact.
Questions about 常识
What does 常识 mean?
常识 (chángshí) means “common sense; general knowledge”.
How do you pronounce 常识?
常识 is pronounced chángshí.
Which HSK level is 常识?
常识 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 常常chángchángoften
- 非常fēichángvery
- 常见chángjiàncommon
- 常用chángyòngcommonly used
- 经常jīngchángoften
- 平常píngchángusually
- 正常zhèngchángnormal
- 日常rìchángdaily
- 通常tōngchángusually
- 照常zhàochángas usual
Learn 常识 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.