常在

长在
chángzài
  1. (Zhangping and Taiwanese Hokkien) often; frequently; usually
  2. (historical) first-class female attendant during the Qing dynasty
  3. first-class female attendant during the Qing dynasty
  4. often; frequently; usually
  5. to exist always; to be constantly present

Wiktionary

Examples

我以前常在那儿。

I was often there.

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湯姆常在車裡唱歌。

Tom often sings in his car.

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我们过去常在公园玩。

We used to play in the park.

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他们常在这儿打羽毛球。

They play badminton here often.

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我父亲常在吃饭时看报纸。

My father will often read the newspaper during meals.

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我们常在吃早饭时看电视。

We often watch TV while we're eating breakfast.

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我以前常在週末騎腳踏車。

I used to ride my bike at weekends.

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他過去時常在早上的時候冥想。

He used to meditate in the morning.

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当我无家可归的时候，我常在那张长椅上睡觉。

I often slept on that bench when I was homeless.

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Entry Composition

=1 常 Cháng surname Chang
=1 常 cháng
  1. always
  2. ever
  3. often
  4. frequently
  5. common
  6. general
  7. constant
2 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Containing this entry

常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋 chángzàihébiānzǒu,nǎyǒubùshīxié
  1. a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)
  2. (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
眼睛長在頭頂上 yǎnjīngzhǎngzàitóudǐngshàng