长在

常在
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

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Examples

我以前常在那儿。

I was often there.

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汤姆常在车裡唱歌。

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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Entry Composition

=1 长 cháng
  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
=1 长 zhǎng
  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance
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

常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 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)
眼睛长在头顶上 yǎnjīngzhǎngzàitóudǐngshàng