總是
Novice
Level 2
★ Core word
Adverb
總是 (zǒngshì) is a Chinese word meaning “always”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- always
Stroke order
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Example
他總是很早到，今天卻遲到了。
He's always early, but today he was late.
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).