xí yǐ wéi cháng

Traditional: 習以為常

习以为常 (xí yǐ wéi cháng) is a Chinese word meaning “accustomed to; used to”.

Meanings

  1. 1accustomed to
  2. 2used to

Characters in 习以为常

习xí · (bound form) to practice以yǐ · to use为wéi · as (in the capacity of)常cháng · always

Related words

可以can因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]所以therefore非常very; really认为to believe; to think; to consider; to feel为了for; for the purpose of; in order to以为to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

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