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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 总是
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 总是 | zǒng shì | - always |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 402 | 876 | 390 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 总 | zǒng | - general; overall - to sum up - in every case; always; invariably - anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later - surely - (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc |
| 是 | shì | - to be (followed by substantives only) - correct; right; true - (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well - (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 | shì | - variant of 是[shi4] |
Other Words Containing 总是
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 总是 | 3 | 3 | 402 | 876 | 390 |