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总是 (always — a habit)
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Every single morning
- Your father starts every day the same way, whatever the weather.
- (coll.) father爸爸early morning早上always总是early先喝一杯coffee (loanword)咖啡。 — "Dad always has a cup of coffee first thing in the morning."
Subject + always总是 + Verb
- always总是 = "always, every time": a habit or a pattern that keeps repeating. It goes before the verb.
- Time words come before it: he他at weekends周末always总是go去hiking爬山 — "At weekends he always goes hiking."
he他at weekends周末always总是go去hiking爬山。
Complete: “She always walks to school.” 她____走路去学校。
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
A habit takes 总是 before the verb.
Habits and repeated situations
- she她always总是the first第一个arrive at到the classroom教室。 — "She is always the first to arrive in the classroom."
- It can describe a repeated state too: here这里(modifier / structural particle)的winter冬天always总是degree / adjective linker很cold冷。 — "Winters here are always cold."
she她always总是the first第一个arrive at到the classroom教室。
Build: “At weekends he always goes hiking.”
Độ khó 3/5 · 200 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
Subject + time word + 总是 + verb phrase.
Position and negation
- always总是 goes before the verb, never at the end: he他always总是to arrive late迟到, not he他to arrive late迟到always总是.
- "Never" is not always总是not不 in most cases; use never从来不: he他never从来不to drink (alcohol)喝酒 — "He never drinks."
Which says “He never eats meat.”?
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
“Never” as a habit is 从来不 + verb.
always总是 versus always老是 and all along一直
- always总是 is neutral: a fact about a habit. always老是 sounds like a complaint: you你prefix used before the…老to be / is是forget忘to bring带keys钥匙！
- all along一直 is one continuous stretch (all along一直at / in在to rain下雨); always总是 is the same thing happening again and again.
you你always老是forget忘to bring带keys钥匙！
Match each sentence to what it expresses.
Độ khó 2/5 · 140 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
总是 states a habit, 老是 complains about it, 一直 describes something unbroken.
Recap
- always总是 + Verb = always, every time: a habit or repeated pattern.
- Before the verb, after time words. "Never" = never从来不; a complaint often uses always老是.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Adverbs.
Your father starts every day the same way, whatever the weather. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.