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"Always" with "zongshi"

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If you're always in the habit
of doing something, or you
have a daily routine, you can
express this by using
(zngsh). (zngsh)
means "always," and like
other adverbs, comes before
the verb in a sentence.

Contents
1 with Verbs
1.1 Structure
1.2 Examples
2 with
Adjectives
2.1 Structure
with Adjectives
2.2 Examples
3 Different emphasis
about
3.1 Structure
3.2 Examples
4 See also
5 Sources and further
reading

Level
Is similar to

A2
"All along" with "yizhi" (A2)
"Always" as a complaint with
"laoshi" (B1)
"Always" with "conglai" (B1)
Comparing "yizhi" and
"yixiang" (B1)

Is used for Expressing frequency

Keywords , , ,
Translations always

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with Verbs
(zngsh) is an adverb that is often translated to English as "always". It is placed
before the verb that it modifies.

Structure

Subject + + Verb
Examples

He is always late.

I always forget this word.

She always buys a lot of

clothes.

You shouldn't always

complain.

He always has a lot of

interesting opinions.

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Why are you always together

with that old man?

Every time he always orders

braised meat.

She always wears skirts.

Young children can't always

eat meat.

He always eats alone.

with Adjectives
Structure with Adjectives
When (zngsh) is used together with an adjective, you will need to add a
modifier in the middle, such as "", "", "", "" etc.

+ Modifier + Adj.

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Examples

You always come home

really late.

Hainan is always that hot.

Don't always be unhappy.

She is always excited, that's

good!

This restaurant's noodles

are always really delicious.

Why are you always so

busy?

He is always tired.

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When it rains, I am always

very sad.

Chinese food is always oily.

Chinese people are always

cordial.

He always does things so

slow.

Different emphasis about

When the subject is put after (zngsh)the emphasis is on the subject itself.
When the emphasis is on the predicate, the subject is put before (zngsh)

Structure

subject+verb

subject+verb

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Examples

This sentence
emphasizes that it is "her" who is late,
not anyone else.
It is she that is always late.

This sentence
emphasizes the frequency of her
lateness.
She is always late.

Emphasizes that person

eating meat is "you".
Why do you always eat
meat? I also want to eat.

Emphasizes that you eat meat too
often.
You always eat meat, that is
not good.

Emphasizes that "this teacher" always
helps, not another teacher.
It is this teacher that always
helps me.

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Emphasizes how often a certain
teacher helps "me".
This teacher always helps
me.

See also
"Always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
"Always" with "conglai"

Sources and further reading

Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels
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New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (4) (p. 18) buy
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Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (p. 79) buy
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