(zǒng shì) - always, all the time in Mandarin
zǒngshìTraditional: 總是
HSK 3
#343 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
always, all the time
Word origin
A two-character compound. 总 (zǒng) means general, overall or always, and 是 (shì) is the verb to be; together they form an adverb meaning always or all the time. 是 combines 日 (sun) over 正 (upright, correct), while 总 carries the 心 heart radical beneath a phonetic upper component.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 总 (zǒng, general / always) + 是 (shì, to be)
Stroke order
总
是
Examples
。
He is always late.
。
You are always worrying about one thing or another.
。
Mum always cares about me.
。
Mum always cares about us.
总是 (zǒng shì) - always, all the time.
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