zau1 si4周時周时
Jyutpingzau1 si4
Yalejāu sìh
Definition
Frequently, very often, or always.
colloquialtimedaily actions
How it's used
Carries a slightly more casual or conversational tone than 成日. It often implies a sense of habit or recurring action that might be slightly annoying or noteworthy to the speaker. While interchangeable with 成日 in many contexts, it feels more natural when describing personal habits or repeated occurrences in daily life.
Examples
He is always late, it is really annoying.
Do you eat here all the time?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 周圍, which means everywhere. Learners sometimes mistakenly use 周時 to mean all over the place, but it strictly refers to frequency in time.
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