不常 [－－]

Jyutping bat1 soeng4
Pinyin bù cháng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Seldom
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, dated, literary
    not in a fixed pattern; irregularly
  2. adv
    not often; seldom; rarely
  3. adj, dated, literary
    bizarre; out of the ordinary
    (syn.) 異常, 异常
  4. adj, dated, literary
    extraordinary; excellent
  5. noun, dated, euphemistic, literary
    death
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    但是他不常微笑。
    但是他不常微笑。
    dàn shì tā bù cháng wēi xiào 。
    • But he did not often smile.
  2. Mandarin
    住院医生们所有时间都在工作，所以他们不常出外。
    住院醫生們所有時間都在工作，所以他們不常出外。
    zhù yuàn yī shēng men suǒ yǒu shí jiān dōu zài gōng zuò ， suǒ yǐ tā men bù cháng chū wài 。
    • Hospital doctors don't go out very often as their work takes up all their time.
  3. Mandarin
    我不常见到他。
    我不常見到他。
    wǒ bù cháng jiàn dào tā 。
    • I don't see much of him.
    • I don't meet him so often.
  4. Mandarin
    他渐渐地不常登门了.
    他漸漸地不常登門了.
    tā jiàn jiàn dì bù cháng dēng mén le .
    • His visits became less frequent as time passed.
  5. Mandarin
    我们不常做。
    我們不常做。
    wǒ men bù cháng zuò 。
    • We don't do it very often.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好景不常
    好景不常
    hou2 ging2 bat1 soeng4
    • Good times do not last long.