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常

Cháng / cháng
HSK 1

English Meaning

(Cháng) surname Chang | (cháng) always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我们都在无常里泅渡
HSK 1 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“All of us are struggling and trying our best to survive through life's unpredictable hardships.”

1. PREVIOUS

也长不过人间那盏 不肯熄灭的灯

“(yet it can never outlast the lamp) (that never dims in human hearts.)”

“(We all struggle to survive amidst the changes,)”

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在命运的窄处辗转

“(wander in the narrow corner of fate,)”

《莫离》 · social_and_dating
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这是我非常头疼的问题 我从头到尾
HSK 1 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“You think I exploit them, but actually my employees love working here so much they refuse to leave.”

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裴总 您公司的员工需要加班吗

“Mr. Pei, do the employees of your company need to work overtime?”

“This is a huge problem for me. Since the beginning,”

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我都劝他们不要加班 但是还是架不住他们自愿加班

“I've asked them not to work overtime but I still couldn't stop them from working overtime voluntarily.”

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这不都是常有的事吗 有什么好怪罪的
HSK 1 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“It is just a broken teacup, do not make a big deal out of it.”

1. PREVIOUS

就一个茶碗

“It's just a teacup.”

“Doesn't this happen all the time? What's there to blame?”

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这 不过

“But... But”

《云秀行》 · daily_life
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