"always" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
长長	cháng	length / long / forever / always / constantly	syn
老	lǎo	prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老	syn
一直	yī zhí	straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / all the way through	syn
总是總是	zǒng shì	always	syn
时刻時刻	shí kè	time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個\|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always	syn
从来從來	cóng lái	always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)	syn
向来向來	xiàng lái	always (previously)	syn
历来歷來	lì lái	always / throughout (a period of time) / (of) all-time	syn
常	cháng	always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant	syn
总總	zǒng	general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理\|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編\|总编[zong3 bian1] etc	syn
老是	lǎo shi	always	syn
自来自來	zì lái	from the beginning / always / to come of one's own accord	syn
素来素來	sù lái	consistently / always (in the past and now)	syn
素	sù	raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever	syn
永	yǒng	forever / always / perpetual	syn
尽自儘自	jǐn zi	always / always regardless (of anything)
夙夜	sù yè	morning and night / always / at all times
无时无刻無時無刻	wú shí - wú kè	(idiom) (when followed by 不[bu4]) at no time / never (Note: 無時無刻不\|无时无刻不[wu2shi2-wu2ke4 bu4] therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".) / (when not followed by 不[bu4]) at all times / always	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
一如既往	yī rú jì wǎng	just as in the past (idiom) / as before / continuing as always	syn
饿鬼餓鬼	è guǐ	sb who is always hungry / glutton / (Buddhism) hungry ghost
宝刀不老寶刀不老	bǎo dāo bù lǎo	lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it	syn
手不释卷手不釋卷	shǒu bù shì juàn	lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) / fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking	syn
一直以来一直以來	yī zhí yǐ lái	in the past always / for a long time now / until now
素有	sù yǒu	to have / to have always had	syn
一成不变一成不變	yī chéng bù biàn	nothing much changes (idiom) / always the same / stuck in a rut	syn
满天飞滿天飛	mǎn tiān fēi	to rush around everywhere / always active
幸运儿幸運兒	xìng yùn ér	winner / lucky guy / person who always gets good breaks	syn
故我	gù wǒ	one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been
鱼与熊掌魚與熊掌	yú yǔ xióng zhǎng	lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
万事开头难萬事開頭難	wàn shì kāi tóu nán	every beginning is difficult (idiom) / getting started is always the hardest part	syn
强中自有强中手強中自有強中手	qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu	(idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
鞍前马后鞍前馬後	ān qián mǎ hòu	to follow everywhere / to always be there for sb at their beck and call
满腹牢骚滿腹牢騷	mǎn fù láo sāo	lit. belly full of complaints (idiom) / discontent / always moaning and complaining	syn
学无止境學無止境	xué wú zhǐ jìng	no end to learning (idiom) / There's always something new to study. / You live and learn.
来鸿去燕來鴻去燕	lái hóng qù yàn	lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom) / fig. always on the move
呼之即来呼之即來	hū zhī jí lái	to come when called (idiom) / ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
呼来喝去呼來喝去	hū lái hè qù	to call to come and shout to go (idiom) / to yell orders / always bossing people around
积不相能積不相能	jī bù xiāng néng	(idiom) always at loggerheads / never able to agree with sb / unable to get on with sb	syn
这山望着那山高這山望著那山高	zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo	lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
邪不敌正邪不敵正	xié bù dí zhèng	good will always triumph over evil (idiom)
病包儿病包兒	bìng bāo r	a person who is always falling ill / chronic invalid	syn
事必有兆	shì bì yǒu zhào	future events always have an omen (idiom)
事怕行家	shì pà háng jiā	an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
井井	jǐng jǐng	always clean / orderly / methodical
人在江湖，身不由己	rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ	(proverb) you can't always do as you like / one has to compromise in this world
往往有之	wǎng wǎng yǒu zhī	to have always had (idiom)
欲加之罪，何患无词慾加之罪，何患無詞	yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí	If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳\|左传) / one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. / also written 慾加之罪,何
欲加之罪，何患无辞欲加之罪，何患無辭	yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí	If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳\|左传) / one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
横头横脑橫頭橫腦	héng tóu héng nǎo	coarse and arrogant / always in the right
每一个人都有美中不足的地方每一個人都有美中不足的地方	měi yī gè rén dōu yǒu měi zhōng bù zú de dì fang	However excellent, everyone has his defects. / There is always a fly in the ointment. / cf idiom 美中不足[mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2], everything is fine except for one small defect
熏风徐来熏風徐來	xūn fēng xú lái	a warm southerly breeze is always gentle (idiom)
耳听为虚，眼见为实耳聽為虛，眼見為實	ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí	(idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing
蹈常袭故蹈常襲故	dǎo cháng xí gù	follow the same old path (idiom) / stuck in a rut / always the same routine	syn
随时待命隨時待命	suí shí dài mìng	on call / always available / ready at all times
鱼与熊掌不可兼得魚與熊掌不可兼得	yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé	lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰	yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn	lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
呼之即来，挥之即去呼之即來，揮之即去	hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù	to come when called (idiom) / ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
成事不足，败事有余成事不足，敗事有餘	chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú	unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) / unable to do anything right / never make, but always mar	syn
成则为王，败则为寇成則為王，敗則為寇	chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu	lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong
人之将死，其言也善人之將死，其言也善	rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn	words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
艺多不压身藝多不壓身	yì duō bù yā shēn	it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
山外有山，天外有天	shān wài yǒu shān , tiān wài yǒu tiān	(idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better / in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself
卡位	kǎ wèi	(sports) to jockey for position / (basketball) to box out / (commerce) to establish oneself in a competitive market (also pr. [qia3 wei4]) / booth seating (always pr. [ka3 wei4] for this sense)
家花没有野花香家花沒有野花香	jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng	lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side
不尽然不盡然	bù jìn rán	not always / not entirely / not necessarily so / not entirely correct
息屏显示息屏顯示	xī píng xiǎn shì	always-on display (AOD)
一如既往	yī rú - jì wǎng	(idiom) just as in the past / as before / continuing as always	syn

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"always" Chinese-English Dictionary

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