老是

Pinyin: lǎoshì

always

Example sentence

他老是开夜车。

Tā lǎoshi kāiyèchē.

He always sits up late at night.

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What 老是 means

老是 (lǎoshì) is an Chinese word meaning “always”. It appears in the HSK 4 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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