总是 zǒngshì always

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Traditional: 總是

Stroke order

总是 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

总是 — the Chinese character for always (zǒngshì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 总是 — always

总 — 9 strokes
是 — 9 strokes

Characters in 总是

总 zǒng — (bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably
是 shì — to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

他总是第一个到。Tā zǒngshì dì yī ge dào.He is always the first to arrive.
妹妹总是很早睡觉。Mèimei zǒngshì hěn zǎo shuìjiào.My little sister always goes to bed early.

Related words

总是 is pronounced zǒngshì and means “always”.

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