照常
Old HSK 5
照常 (zhàocháng) · as usual
照常 (zhàocháng) means “as usual”. It is written with 2 characters: 照 (to shine) + 常 (often). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 照常 is built
The characters
照 zhào · to shine
What 照 is made of
- 昭zhāo — bright
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 召zhào — imperial decree
- 刀dāo — knife
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 日rì — sun; day
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 昭 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
明天照常上课。Míngtiān zhàocháng shàngkè.Classes will be held as usual tomorrow.
虽然下雨了，比赛还是照常进行。Suīrán xiàyǔ le, bǐsài háishì zhàocháng jìnxíng.Although it rained, the match went ahead as usual.
Questions about 照常
What does 照常 mean?
照常 (zhàocháng) means “as usual”.
How do you pronounce 照常?
照常 is pronounced zhàocháng.
Which HSK level is 照常?
照常 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 照顾zhàoguto take care of
- 照片zhàopiànphoto
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 按照ànzhàoaccording to
- 拍照pāizhàoto take a photo
- 照相机zhàoxiàngjīcamera
- 执照zhízhàolicence
- 参照cānzhàoto refer to
- 对照duìzhàoto compare
Learn 照常 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 120: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.