zhongwen-obsidian/常cháng + 常常chángcháng.md

#常 #adverb

The adverb 常cháng and it's reduplicated form 常常chángcháng always come after the subject in a sentence:

1. 我朋友(常/常常)来看我。 wǒ péngyou (cháng/chángcháng) lái kàn wǒ My friend often comes to see me.

[!warning] Adverb Order #order Adverb ordering with 常 should be: 也 》都 》常

Negation #不

When the sentence is negated, only the monosyllabic form 常cháng is used. The ordering of 不 and 常 changes the meaning:

• 不常 bù cháng not often (commonly used)
• 常不 cháng bù often not (only really used in idiomatic expressions)