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往往 wǎng wǎng usually / in many cases / more often than not
通常 tōng cháng regular / usual / normal / usually / normally
平常 píng cháng ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily
平日 píng rì ordinary day / everyday / ordinarily / usually
照例 zhào lì as a rule / as usual / usually
照理 zhào lǐ according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to
平素 píng sù usually / habitually / ordinarily / normally
素日 sù rì usually
率 shuài to lead / to command / rash / hasty / frank / straightforward / generally / usually
素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever
素常 sù cháng ordinarily / usually
常时 cháng shí frequently / often / usually / regularly
白酒 bái jiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum / (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3])
大关 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs
才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
净土 Jìng tǔ (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
旗号 qí hào military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose") / flag signal / semaphore
黄酒 huáng jiǔ "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
汤圆 tāng yuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
无独有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case
黑板报 hēi bǎn bào blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc)
老生 lǎo shēng venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)
五帝 wǔ dì the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
招财猫 zhāo cái māo maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune
歼击 jiān jī to annihilate / to attack and destroy / Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG / usually 殲擊8型|歼击8型
八宝饭 bā bǎo fàn Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year
肉蒲团 Ròu Pú tuán The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔[Li3 Yu3]
乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
啻 chì only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) / (not) just
谘 zī simplified form of 諮 / (Note: In practice, 咨 / is usually used in simplified Chinese rather than 谘, even though 咨 / is not officially designated as the simplified form of 諮.)
譞 xuān usually used in a name / clever / intelligent
冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman) / icy manner / frigid
英雄所见略同 yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lu:è tóng lit. heroes usually agree (idiom) / Great minds think alike.
常情 cháng qíng common sense / the way people usually feel about things
拉帕斯 Lā pà sī La Paz, administrative capital of Bolivia, usually written as 拉巴斯
手足口病 shǒu zú kǒu bìng hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children
令导人 lìng dǎo rén leader / usually written 領導人|领导人
奎托 Kuí tuō Quito, capital of Ecuador, usually written as 基多
娃娃生 wá wa shēng infant's part in opera, usually played by child actor
左氏春秋 Zuǒ shì Chūn qiū Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2] / usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]
弹词 tán cí ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 / or pipa 琵琶 / accompaniment
摇橹 yáo lǔ to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
春秋左氏传 Chūn qiū Zuǒ shì Zhuàn Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2] / usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]
普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 Pǔ tōng Gāo děng Xué xiào Zhāo shēng Quán guó Tǒng yī Kǎo shì NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC) / usually abbr. to 高考[gao1 kao3]
有理数域 yǒu lǐ shù yù field of rational numbers (math.), usually denoted by Q
无支祁 Wú zhī qí a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey
狐鬼神仙 hú guǐ shén xiān foxes, ghosts and immortals / supernatural beings, usually fictional
复数域 fù shù yù field of complex numbers (math.), usually denoted by C
雄猫 xióng māo male cat, usually 公貓|公猫[gong1 mao1]
齐书 Qí shū History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls / usually 南齊書|南齐书[Nan2 Qi2 shu1] to distinguish from Northern Qi
古体诗 gǔ tǐ shī a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line
唐扬 táng yáng Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 唐揚げ / "karaage")
大牌档 dà pái dàng food stall / open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档[da4pai2dang4])
杀马特 shā mǎ tè Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")
老虎菜 lǎo hǔ cài tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek
𫍽 xuān usually used in a name / clever / intelligent
老腊肉 lǎo là ròu (coll.) experienced and usually well-positioned middle-aged man
不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black / as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
一反往常 yī fǎn wǎng cháng contrary to usual / unlike what usually happens
一反往常 yī fǎn - wǎng cháng (idiom) contrary to what usually happens
水煎包 shuǐ jiān bāo pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling
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