How to say it in Chinese

Usually in Chinese

usually · HSK 3

平时 píng shí

  1. 平 píng flat
  2. 时 shí time

我平时很少看电视。 I rarely watch TV usually.

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Other ways to say usually

More words with 平 or 时

How do you say usually in Chinese?

Usually in Chinese is 平时 (píng shí). You can also say 往往 (wǎng wǎng), 通常 (tōng cháng), 一般 (yī bān), 平常 (píng cháng).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.