往常
Old HSK 6
往常 (wǎngcháng) · usual
往常 (wǎngcháng) means “usual; as usual”. It is written with 2 characters: 往 (towards) + 常 (often). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 往常 is built
The characters
往 wǎng · towards
What 往 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 彳 gives the meaning, 王 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
他和往常一样七点起床。Tā hé wǎngcháng yíyàng qīdiǎn qǐchuáng.He got up at seven as usual.
今天街上比往常安静。Jīntiān jiēshàng bǐ wǎngcháng ānjìng.The street is quieter than usual today.
Questions about 往常
What does 往常 mean?
往常 (wǎngcháng) means “usual; as usual”.
How do you pronounce 往常?
往常 is pronounced wǎngcháng.
Which HSK level is 往常?
往常 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 交往jiāowǎngto associate with
- 前往qiánwǎngto go to
- 往往wǎngwǎngoften
- 往返wǎngfǎnto go back and forth
- 礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎngláicourtesy demands reciprocity
- 往事wǎngshìpast events
- 向往xiàngwǎngto yearn for
- 一如既往yīrújìwǎngjust as always
- 以往yǐwǎngin the past
- 往wǎngtowards
Learn 往常 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 187: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.