soeng4 soeng4常常
Jyutpingsoeng4 soeng4
Yalesèuhng sèuhng
Definition
Often; frequently; usually.
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How it's used
While 常常 is understood in Cantonese, it is significantly less common in natural speech than 成日. Using 常常 can sound slightly formal or influenced by written Chinese, whereas 成日 is the default choice for daily conversation. If you want to sound like a local, stick to 成日 for frequency.
Examples
He is often late, it is really annoying.
Do you often go to that restaurant to eat?
Related words
Common phrases
always / often
Common mistake
Learners often use 常常 to mean 'always' when they should use 成日 or 永遠. Additionally, avoid using 常常 in negative sentences to mean 'not often', as 唔係成日 is the standard way to express that.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
